02 June 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU Referendum IFS ON BREXIT: The Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned that Brexit would force ministers to extend austerity for a further two years to achieve a budget surplus. Lower GDP growth would hit government finance by between £20bn and £40bn by 2020, they said. IMF ON… Continue reading Issue 56: 2016 06 02: Week in Brief: UK
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Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Week in Brief: UK
19 May 2016 Week in Brief: UK Queen’s Speech MEASURES INCLUDED: the Queen’s speech included: a legal right to faster broadband (although residents in the remotest properties may have to contribute); restrictions on access to porn sites; measures to encourage driverless cars; a streamlining of planning; measures to make it easier to switch banks and… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 48:2016 04 07 : Brexit: Making for The Out Door (J.R. Thomas)
7 April 2016 Brexit: Making for The Out Door The UK should leave the EU by J.R.Thomas Last week our Editor made the case to stay at the heart of the European Community; this week we present an alternative view. The problem is that so well thought through and so carefully considered is the impulsion… Continue reading Issue 48:2016 04 07 : Brexit: Making for The Out Door (J.R. Thomas)
Issue 43: 2016 03 03: Week in Brief: UK
03 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK DOCTORS’ STRIKE: Junior doctors have voted to continue their programme of strikes after agreement could not be reached with the Government over rates to be paid for weekend work. The BMA has announced that it intends to seek judicial review of Jeremy Hunt’s decision to impose new contracts.… Continue reading Issue 43: 2016 03 03: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Week in Brief – UK
25 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK SUGAR: An investigation has found that hot flavoured drinks sold in outlets such as Starbucks and Costa Coffee contain very high levels of sugar – as much as 25 teaspoons which is the equivalent of 3 times the amount in a can of Coca Cola. Both companies said… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Week in Brief – UK
Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International
24 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: Isis-affiliated groups continue to fight the Taliban for ground and influence along the border with Pakistan. The town of Sangin, in Helmand province, is under siege by the Taliban. British and US special forces are helping efforts to break through to the reportedly poorly-supplied Afghan army defending… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International
Issue 31:2015 12 3: Cameron, Europe and an Unlikely Victory
03 December 2015 CAMERON, EUROPE AND AN UNLIKELY VICTORY by Tom Dowling Britain’s relationship with Europe has divided the country for centuries, so it was difficult to see what David Cameron hoped to achieve when in 2013 he announced that the Conservatives would, if successful in the 2015 General Election, hold a referendum on whether… Continue reading Issue 31:2015 12 3: Cameron, Europe and an Unlikely Victory
Issue 18: 2015 09 03: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
3 September 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS CHILCOT ENQUIRY: The row over the delay in producing a report into the war in Iraq continues as Sir John refuses to name a publication day. Blame has been placed on the quality of the first draft of the report and on uncooperative tactics by witnesses who… Continue reading Issue 18: 2015 09 03: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
Issue 15: 2015 08 13 UK News
13 August 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS CHARITY COLLAPSE: Kids Company, the charity founded by Ms Batmanghelidj in 1996 has closed following allegations of financial mismanagement and questions over its practices. The charity, which drew support from the government as embodying its Big Society agenda, employed some 650 staff and made use of 10,000… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13 UK News
Issue 14: 2015 08 06 UK News
6 August 2015 Week In Brief: UK NEWS CALAIS: Blame is the game as migrants continue to besiege the Calais terminal of Eurotunnel, with: Mr Cameron being criticised by Nigel Farage and others for referring to the migrants as a swarm; Eurotunnel criticising the French authorities for providing an insufficient number of police; Keith Vaz… Continue reading Issue 14: 2015 08 06 UK News
Issue 14: 2015 08 06 Cooped up in Calais
6 August 2015 Cooped up in Calais By John Watson The attempts by migrants to force the passage of the channel at Calais is just one aspect of a huge international problem. From a British perspective, Calais is the frontier but for the signatories to the Schengen agreement and especially the countries of southern Europe… Continue reading Issue 14: 2015 08 06 Cooped up in Calais
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 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
