UK Government borrowing in February down a third on last year
UK Government borrowing in February 2015 was down a third on February 2014, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)....
Donation that ‘bought’ access to Nick Clegg referred to Electoral Commission
Allegations that a donation accepted from the ‘stepfather’ of a Daily Telegraph journalist pretending to be a businessman has prompted the Liberal Democrats to...
Nigel Farage says NHS ‘incompetence and negligence’ nearly killed him
In his early 20s Nigel Farage, leader of the anti-EU party UKIP, said he was fobbed off by an NHS consultant about a swollen...
US consumer sentiment at pre-crisis high
US consumer sentiment is the highest it has been since July 2007, which was five months before the global financial crisis hit, according to...
UK industrial output unexpectedly dropped in January
British industrial output dropped by a monthly 0.1 percent in January, according to official figures.
The drop was largely due to underperforming information technology and...
Credit Suisse said to name Tidjane Thiam as new CEO
Credit Suisse is thought to replace Brady Dougan with Prudential Plc’s Tidjane Thiam as its new chief executive officer, according to a recent report.
Bloomberg...
Treasury sells another 1% stake in Lloyds, netting £500 million
The government completed its latest round of selling shares in the bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group, netting £500 million and reducing its stake in the...
Ban Islamic radicals from working with kids unsupervised, Home Office
Among some of the UK Government's proposed measures to combat the growing threat from religious extremists, the Home Office is considering banning Islamic radicals from...
Tory-Labour coalition needed to prevent UK breakup, says Lord Baker
Following May’s general election, the Conservatives and Labour should form a coalition government to prevent the SNP from holding the balance of power and...
RBS awarded 72 of its bankers over £1 million
Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 79% owned by the UK government, paid 72 employees over £1 million in 2014. This is the same...