Posts Tagged With: Liberal-Conservative coalition
Letters: Is Ed Miliband a man of steel or a man of contradictions?
Until Saturday, I held out hope that Ed Miliband would come up with an inspiring vision needed to convince us he is the leader to take us out of the morass of socially divisive and shortsighted policies, feeding from the fears and paranoia stoked by th… Continue reading
David Cameron’s pledge to curb high executive pay – video
The prime minister, David Cameron, outlines plans that he says will stop escalating high-level management salaries in UK companies
David Cameron’s plans for executive pay may not end spiralling bonuses
As PM proposes that shareholders get final say over pay, study suggests few remuneration reports are voted downThe prime minister’s pledge to put shareholders at the forefront of the battle on executive pay may not be enough to end soaring bonuses, he … Continue reading
Double-decker trains could run on high speed rail network
Consultants have drawn up blueprints for double-deckers up to 400 metres long, carrying more than 1,000 passengersThe government has raised the prospect of double-decker trains coming to British tracks on the £32bn high speed rail network set to be ap… Continue reading
Boost for London-Birmingham HS2 link as rail review rejects other options
Campaigners see hopes dashed as government prepares to back first stage of £32bn HS2 high-speed rail networkThe lingering hopes of campaigners of blocking the proposed high speed rail route from London to Birmingham appear to have been dashed after a … Continue reading
‘Thatcher out’ style of political satire is in again
The anger of the Occupy and UK Uncut movements is now being reflected in theatres and comedy venuesThe way comedian and actor Phill Jupitus remembers it, almost as soon as Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979 there was a wave of creativity from peo… Continue reading
Teaching unions refuse to sign up to pension reforms
NASUWT and National Union of Teachers urge education secretary Michael Gove to change framework proposals drawn up before ChristmasBritain’s two largest teachers’ unions have demanded further talks with the government after refusing to sign up to pensi… Continue reading
Boost for London-Birmingham HS2 link as rail review rejects other options
Campaigners see hopes dashed as government prepares to back first stage of £32bn HS2 high-speed rail networkThe lingering hopes of campaigners of blocking the proposed high speed rail route from London to Birmingham appear to have been dashed after a … Continue reading
Boris Johnson attacks planned cuts to disability payments
Mayor of London says Disability Living Allowance proposals could push a disadvantaged group into deeper povertyThe mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has placed himself at loggerheads with the government over benefit changes after he formally objected to … Continue reading
Scotland and the UK: a question whose time has come | Editorial
There must be some grown-up co-operation between Edinburgh and London to make sure that there is a referendum and that it is fair and lawfulThere should be no disputing that the Scottish National party government in Edinburgh has an electoral mandate t… Continue reading »