Philip Hammond announces that Letting agents will be banned from charging tenants letting agency fees “as soon as possible”. During his Autumn Statement speech, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, officially announced the widely expected plan that Letting agents would be banned from charging…
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Cost of Brexit: Figures revealed today show that Brexit is forecast to hit the economy to the tune of over £50bn. In the aftermath of the Autumn Statement, journalists, academics and economists poured over the figures from the OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility). It became…
R&D to be getting an extra £2bn by 2020/21 and innovation and infrastructure to get £23bn investment package over the next 5 years. During his Autumn Statement speech, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a whole new package of £23bn for investment in innovation and infrastructure with…
This series of articles examines and fact checks some of the Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe arguments for voting to Leave or Remain in the European Union. For a short summary of both sides’ arguments look here. Britain Stronger in Europe Claim: We…
This series of articles examines and fact checks some of the Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe arguments for voting to Leave or Remain in the European Union. For a short summary of both sides’ arguments look here. Vote Leave Claim: Immigration into the…
On Europe Day 2016 we look at some of the issues surrounding Britain’s continued membership of the European Union and the upcoming EU referendum. The European Union is an international organisation of 28 independent member states, who pool resources and decision making power to collectively…
With results from all across the country, Election 2016 saw regional parties becoming major players more than ever before. I look at the winners and losers in the different races. Scottish Parliament elections: Winners: Conservatives Losers: Labour For more than a generation the Conservative Party…
Sadiq Khan has been elected Mayor of London, defeating Zac Goldsmith in the second round of voting with 57% to Goldsmith’s 43%. Labour candidate Sadiq Khan has defeated the Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith in London’s mayoral election today. Khan, had long been the favourite in…
Embarrassment for Jeremy Corbyn as Labour sees their lowest levels of support in Scotland since the Scottish Parliament elections began. Last night’s Scottish Parliament elections were good news for the Conservatives as they pushed Labour into third place for the first time since the Scottish…