The Conservative candidate for the former seat of murdered Jo Cox joked yesterday that the campaign is going well as ‘we have not yet shot anybody’. Dr Ann Myatt, running for election in Batley and Spen, has apologised after making the comment during a hustings debate held for constituents before the ...
As London’s housing market cools off, the ways in which the capital’s homeowners are choosing to sell their properties is also shifting. According to Rightmove, the average asking price of a home in the capital is now £649,864, an all-time high, despite general election and Brexit jitters. Not only that, ...
Land Securities NAV slips as markets pause for breath For the year ended 31 March 2017, Land Securities NAV slipped as it said that its markets are pausing for breath. The chairman says that “In the London office market, we expected the occupational balance to shift from demand to supply during ...
I have a pen-pal in the Shadow Cabinet, a bond having been forged during the upheavals of the PLP's failed rising against Jeremy Corbyn. Ever since, on a irregular basis I have shared observations drawn from the experience of years spent fighting elections as a Liberal Party apparatchik in Canada. ...
They haven’t been too accurate in recent times, but if the latest polls are to be believed, Jeremy Corbyn’s ratings are on the up. Growing significantly day by day. For a politician that is routinely ridiculed in the mainstream press, it seemed almost unconceivable three weeks ago that the UK would ...
Theresa May leading us down garden path again, says union. The GMB has described the Conservative Manifesto as a ‘great swindle’. The election pledge, unveiled today, offers a bleak vision for Britain’s future according to the union. Tim Roache, GMB General Secretary said: "It's all well and good talking up a great ...
DFDS has reported its best ever first quarter result just months after celebrating its 150th birthday. The historic ferry and logistics operator posted a four per cent increase in revenue for first three months of 2017, with profit before tax up by ten per cent thanks to strong freight performance and ...
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson blundered again yesterday when he talked about whisky during a visit to a Sikh temple - a religion which bans alcohol. The gaffe-prone Tory - whose wife is of Sikh descent - found himself in hot water when he went on the campaign trail in Bristol. ...
By Mark Brill, senior lecturer in Digital Communication and Future Media at Birmingham City University Social Media has become a key battleground for political campaigning. Ahead of the upcoming UK election the main parties are putting social media at the core of their campaigns. The question is, how will all ...