MP says IMF not always right Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did its best to persuade voters not to leave the EU. However, it needs to put its figures into context. It is right when it points out that the price of credit default swaps on five-year UK debt – a widely-used...
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MP says vote ‘leave’ to support British businesses Yesterday 300 business leaders wrote to the Daily Telegraph in support of a ‘leave’ vote in the forthcoming EU referendum. Signatories include Peter Goldstein , Steve Dowdle and Sir Patrick Sheehy [the former chairman of British American...
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MP says EU’s democratic deficit unacceptable The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has criticised European leaders for reflecting their electorates’ views, saying they should act as ‘full-time Europeans’ and that ‘too many politicians are listening exclusively to their national opinion’. Last February, Mr Juncker also stated that ‘there can be no democratic...
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MP says there should be no bias Today the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP, gave a Statement in the House of Commons following the publication of the White Paper on the future of the BBC. John asked, “The White Paper is very welcome and confirms the...
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MP says Britain should design a fairer immigration policy In recent months, questions have been asked as to why there is such a large discrepancy between the number of National Insurance numbers issued to EU immigrants, and the official number of EU immigrants coming to Britain. This morning the Office for National Statistics issued...
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MP says focus on earlier diagnosis, workforce issues and recovery packages is needed Tomorrow (12th May) Cally Palmer, National Director for Cancer at NHS England, will launch an Implementation Plan. The plan follows on from last year’s Independent Cancer Taskforce’s report into cancer services, and sets out how the NHS will implement many of...
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