Last year, the Foreign Office paid consultants close to £4 million of taxpayer money, including £200,000 for “crisis media training days.” It is more than twice as much as the department paid for outside consultants the year before. It comes as the department’s spending on temporary agency personnel has reached a record high of aboutContinue reading “The Foreign Office Spends £200k On ‘Crisis Media Training’ In £4 Million Consultant Splurge”
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David Cameron Reveals His Return To Politics
David Cameron has announced his return to politics came after Rishi Sunak refused to let him depart Downing Street when the pair met for a drink. In November, as part of a Cabinet upheaval, the Prime Minister suddenly appointed Lord Cameron as Foreign Secretary. The ex-Prime Minister had indulged in a drink with Rishi SunakContinue reading “David Cameron Reveals His Return To Politics”
The Inheritance Tax Is Expected To Be Cut By Jeremy Hunt In The Autumn
Jeremy Hunt is poised to cut inheritance tax in the Autumn Statement in a move that could reduce Tory pressure over dire polls. The Chancellor is increasingly expected to act to ease the burden next Wednesday after inflation declined slightly quicker than expected. He is also thought to have a tad more wriggle room afterContinue reading “The Inheritance Tax Is Expected To Be Cut By Jeremy Hunt In The Autumn”
England And Wales Must Sell New Houses As Freehold
All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under ministers’ revived plans to phase out the ‘feudal leasehold system’. Next month’s King’s Speech, when the Government will set out its fresh legislative agenda, will include proposals to ‘restore true home ownership’ to buyers. Promised new laws will ensureContinue reading “England And Wales Must Sell New Houses As Freehold”
‘Sugar Rush’ Of Tax Cuts Before Election Fuels Recession Fears
A leading think tank has warned that the Government is in a ‘terrible bind’ – whoever wins the next election. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says weak economic growth and stubbornly high inflation leave ‘no room’ for unfunded tax cuts or spending increases any time soon. One problem is the amount the government is shellingContinue reading “‘Sugar Rush’ Of Tax Cuts Before Election Fuels Recession Fears”
Thousands Of Homes Could Be Built On the ‘Green Belt’
Rachel Reeves has said that Labour could alter planning rules to allow hundreds of thousands of vital homes to be built on the ‘Green Belt. The shadow chancellor said the party would look at reclassifying protected land as ‘brownfield’ sites ripe for development under a ‘common sense approach’ if elected. It comes as all theContinue reading “Thousands Of Homes Could Be Built On the ‘Green Belt’”
It Would Appear That Sir Keir Starmer Is An A+ In Terms Of Hypocrisy
Wine glasses had been charged, solid silver teaspoons clinked in fine bone china cups and shimmering candles were casting a warm glimmer over the gilded frames of large oil portraits as Sir Keir Starmer rose to speak. It was late one Thursday night in January 2017, and our then Shadow Brexit Secretary found himself addressingContinue reading “It Would Appear That Sir Keir Starmer Is An A+ In Terms Of Hypocrisy”
What Is The State’s Attitude Toward Us? Are We Its Enemies?
The Government, in their mindset, seem to believe that they’re fighting the enemy, the enemy being the people who live in that nation, but the real enemy is our exploitive Government which sucks all the wealth out of the economy. Politics on both sides of the Atlantic has been characterised by populist catchphrases, such asContinue reading “What Is The State’s Attitude Toward Us? Are We Its Enemies?”
The Ministry Of Justice Accidentally Leaks That Prison And Probation Staff Levels Are Dangerously Low
The Ministry of Justice accidentally divulged that prison and probation service staffing levels were approaching dangerously low levels. In an obvious blunder, the MoJ aired its concerns in the description of a recruitment contract on the government procurement website. The £8 million contract blamed government commitments on prison expansion and high staff attrition for theContinue reading “The Ministry Of Justice Accidentally Leaks That Prison And Probation Staff Levels Are Dangerously Low”
It’s Possible That Sadiq Khan Will Be Voted Out As London’s Mayor
Labour insiders have warned that Sadiq Khan could be voted out as mayor of London amid backlash over his contentious plans to expand the capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez). Party sources believe that Sadiq Khan, who was expected to win the Labour stronghold capital next May, could get squeezed out by voters outraged byContinue reading “It’s Possible That Sadiq Khan Will Be Voted Out As London’s Mayor”
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