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Rotherham by-election win shows UKIP hitting Labour where it counts

UKIP have taken their first Labour seat with another council win in England following a by election in Rotherham.

The traditional strong Labour seat of Rawmarsh fell to Caven Vines of UKIP, who beat Lisa Marie Wright of the Labour Party, and wife of the local Labour Police and Crime Commission by 104 votes.

Loan books unwind but ‘two-speed Britain’ sees property debt increasingly polarised

Debt held against UK commercial property stood at £197.9bn at the end of 2012, a year-on-year fall of 7.7 per cent, but also revealed continued falls in the value of the worst performing assets, underlining the increasing polarisation in the property market and the wider economy.

Brits think Eurovision is all politics: poll

Monetary policy and monetary policy-making – speech by Martin Weale

Business & Finance

Deutsche Bank appoints Jerry W. Miller as Head of Asset & Wealth Management Americas

Deutsche Bank announced today that Jerry W. Miller has been appointed Head of Asset & Wealth Management Americas, effective immediately.

Miller is based in New York and reports to Michele Faissola, Head of Asset & Wealth Management.

Falling rates seduce remortgagers

Continued UK GDP Growth Forecast by SWIFT Index as Rate of Growth Slows for US Economy

Chart of the Week – UK Weekly Hours Worked

Politics

Shapps: Weak Ed Miliband is allowing trade unions to take over the Labour Party

New figures from the Electoral Commission today reveal that Labour, under Ed Miliband, is still overwhelmingly reliant on money from the trade unions.

These figures from the Electoral Commission show that:

UKIP Tail Wags the Westminster Dog

UKIP responds to Commons HS2 debate

Model taxpayer charter to promote greater fairness in taxation across the world

Science, Technology & Environment

Former diplomat warns Coalition’s domestic ‘own goals’ risk Britain’s influence on climate change abroad

Speech reveals DEFRA has cut climate change adaptation team from 38 staff to 6

Ahead of International climate negotiations and the game-changing Energy Bill vote on 3rd June, former Special Representative for Climate Change, John Ashton CBE, gave a wide-ranging speech last night (Thursday, 16 May) that listed recent Coalition failures.

New Report Highlights Extent of Bee Decline Across the UK

Some of the UK’s most iconic bees are in serious decline from Scotland to South West England, according to a new report from the University of Reading, commissioned by Friends of the Earth.

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