02 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS SCOTTISH FUNDING FOR QUEEN: Following a period of misunderstanding by palace officials, the SNP has confirmed that it has no intention of cutting Scotland’s contribution to the costs of funding the monarchy. The contribution to the sovereign grant is paid out of the revenues of the Scottish part… Continue reading Issue 9: 2015 07 02: UK News
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Issue 8: 2015 06 25: UK News
25 June 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS WAGES: According to figures published by the Office of National Statistics, the rate of increase in wages has now climbed to 2.7% per annum, the highest level since 2007. Private sector wages are rising at 3.3% and wages in the public sector are rising at 0.3%. Although unemployment… Continue reading Issue 8: 2015 06 25: UK News
Issue 7: 2015 06 18: Week in Brief: UK News
18 June 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS LABOUR LEADERSHIP: Alastair Campbell has indicated that he will not back anyone for the leadership of the Labour Party but will “happily lead the charge” against the new leader if he or she fails to perform. Following the nomination process, the shortlist is Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper,… Continue reading Issue 7: 2015 06 18: Week in Brief: UK News
Issue 6: 2015 06 11: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
11 June 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS TONY BLAIR: Mr Blair is to become chairman of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation, an organisation which works to oppose anti-Semitism and campaigns for laws to criminalise denial of the Holocaust. IMMIGRATION: The ending of transitional restrictions on migrants from Romania and Bulgaria in January… Continue reading Issue 6: 2015 06 11: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
Issue 5: 2015 06 04: Week in Brief: UK News
4 June 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS TONY BLAIR: Tony Blair has given up his role as Quartet representative in the Middle East. The Quartet, comprising the UN, the EU, the USA and Russia, was mandated by the United Nations in 2002 to mediate for peace in the Middle East and to support the development… Continue reading Issue 5: 2015 06 04: Week in Brief: UK News
Issue 4 :2015 05 28: UK News
28 May 2015 Week in Brief:UK NEWS QUEEN’S SPEECH: Yesterday saw the opening of Parliament and the Queens’s speech which outlines the government’s legislative programme. Included were proposals to ensure that : people who work thirty hours a week at the National Minimum Wage do not pay income tax; there will be no rise in… Continue reading Issue 4 :2015 05 28: UK News
Issue 3:2015 05 21: UK news
21 May 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS PRINCE CHARLES: 27 letters between the Prince of Wales and Labour ministers were released under the Freedom of Information Act following legal action by the Guardian newspaper. The subjects covered include herbal medicine, the badger cull and the need for additional aircraft for the armed services involved… Continue reading Issue 3:2015 05 21: UK news
Issue 2:2015 05 14: UK news
14 May 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS VE DAY: the celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of VE day began with a two minutes silence on Friday. Wreathes were laid at the Cenotaph by the leaders of the political parties, David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg laying theirs together. The Queen has attended… Continue reading Issue 2:2015 05 14: UK news
Issue 1: 2015 05 07 UK NEWS
7 May 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS ELECTION NEWS: As election day dawns, the polls still show the parties neck and neck with the Conservatives ahead by a whisker. It seems likely that tactical voting will save Mr Clegg at Sheffield Hallam but on the broader stage it may well be that no… Continue reading Issue 1: 2015 05 07 UK NEWS
