Weekly Comment on the Markets, Politics and Economics by Alastair Winter, Chief Economist at Daniel Stewart & Co.
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Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
Mayfest continues for equities but conundrums persist elsewhere
Monday, May 20th, 2013Rotherham by-election win shows UKIP hitting Labour where it counts
Friday, May 17th, 2013UKIP 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. (more…)
Brits think Eurovision is all politics: poll
Friday, May 17th, 2013A poll of Britain and six other European nations reveals Brits are the most cynical about the Eurovision Song Contest
On the eve of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, a pan-European YouGov poll reveals that Brits are the most likely to say that some countries suffer unfairly from political voting, and don’t have any real chance of winning Eurovision. (more…)
Shapps: Weak Ed Miliband is allowing trade unions to take over the Labour Party
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013New 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: (more…)
UKIP Tail Wags the Westminster Dog
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013Anyone who still has any lingering doubts that UKIP is running the political agenda for the UK need look no further than yesterday’s hurried announcement by the Tories that they are putting forward a draft EU referendum bill. (more…)
UKIP responds to Commons HS2 debate
Monday, May 13th, 2013The HS2 paving bill, which receives its first reading today and second reading tomorrow barely before the ink is dry on the Gracious Speech announcing the measure, will be greeted with utter dismay by blighted communities up and along the route. (more…)
Model taxpayer charter to promote greater fairness in taxation across the world
Monday, May 13th, 2013Three professional bodies representing more than half a million tax advisors worldwide have produced a Model Taxpayer Charter of taxpayer rights and responsibilities intended as a blueprint for what a good tax system should contain. (more…)
Sun shines anew on the US dollar
Monday, May 13th, 2013Weekly Comment on the Markets, Politics and Economics by Alastair Winter, Chief Economist at Daniel Stewart & Co.
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With equity investors feeling so comfortable, it is going to take something unexpected (more…)
The Town Hall Rich List 2013
Friday, May 10th, 2013The Taxpayers’ Alliance has produced its seventh Town Hall Rich List based on council accounts. And in a period of austerity forced on tax payers by central and local government alike it will raise most peoples’ hackles. (more…)
Immigration concern hits three-year high
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013As changes to UK immigration rules take centre stage in the Queen’s Speech, a tracking poll of the issues most important to Britons finds immigration at highest point since June 2010. (more…)
Will Cameron really listen to the calls for an EU referendum?
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013The pressure over the UK’s membership of the EU is mounting on the Prime Minister as Lord Lawson weighs in with a vote to leave and the recently formed Business for Britain calls for major EU renegotiation or for the UK to leave. And do you think that many governments within the EU have the stomach for the upheaval renegotiation would bring? (more…)
Expect a Quiet Week With Gloomy News
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013Weekly Comment on the Markets, Politics and Economics by Alastair Winter, Chief Economist at Daniel Stewart & Co
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