As the donations-for-influence scandal rumbles, Prime Minister David Cameron has been forced to reverse his position from earlier today. Mark McKinlay analysed his speech for Napier News.
Cameron pledges boost to dementia care and research
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
David Cameron is expected to pledge to double funding for dementia research by 2015 to £66 million. It is hoped that this funding increase will ensure that the UK will become “the world leader for dementia research and care”. With the figure of dementia sufferers set to rise to 1 million within the next decade [...]
Energy investment creates 800 jobs in Leith
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By: Anna Redman Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, Gamesa, has announced their plan to create around 800 jobs at a new Edinburgh plant, which will be located in Leith. The investment in this project will be about £125m.
PM appears at Party Conference in Troon
March 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken in Troon at the Conservative Party Conference where he discussed the independence referendum and Scotland’s role in the United Kingdom. During his speech this morning he has stated that First Minister Alex Salmond is “dithering” over the independence referendum. He said, “So my message to the First Minister is this: we’ve delivered [...]
Cameron wants more British home-owners
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
David Cameron has said that he aims to help more people in the UK become home-owners. The government has launched a scheme targeting lenders, encouraging them to offer 95 per cent deposits on new build properties. It is hoped that the scheme will provide a financial ‘cushion’ if a property falls into negative equity.
Failed UK rescue bid in Nigeria
March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Chris McManus, 28, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, and Franco Lamolinara have both died following an attempt by UK Special Forces and Nigerian military on Thursday. Both engineers were abducted last May by an Islamist group in Sokoto. While David Cameron has claimed the men’s lives were in “imminent danger,” the Italian president, Giorgio Napolitano, told the Italian media [...]
The eco-friendly week
March 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Sandra Juncu Did you know that a leaking tap can fill a bath tub in less than a week, and waste as much as 1 litre of water per hour? Did you know that research has shown as much as £1 out of every £3 spent in the UK on lighting and heating homes [...]
UN authorizes military intervention in Libya
March 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Edoardo Zandona’ The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution last night endorsing military forces to intervene against Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. The decision was made in an emergency meeting, after Gaddafi warned rebels in Benghazi that loyalist forces will conduct an attack to the city with “no mercy and no pity”.
Cameron: Passion versus duty over “The Big Society”
February 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Speech analysis by David Walsh Podcast by Katy Docherty and Emily Glass ‘The Big Society’ could be compared to ‘The Big Bang Theory’ in many ways. It may make a loud noise with the promise of creating something, but is the new rhetoric for old fodder merely just smoke and mirrors to save face in [...]
April 29th – Save the date
November 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by Simon Black April 29th 2011: Not only is it Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding or the 66th wedding anniversary for Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, and the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising ending in Ireland. It is also the crucial week before the Scottish 2011 Poll, and many feel it could pave the way for anti-monarchist politicians to [...]
Spain and Portugal Pressure Dublin, But No Irish Bail Out Request say’s EU
November 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by Paul Foy Portugal and Spain have called on the Irish Government to accept financial help from the EU, as countries borrowing rates suffer as a result of the Irish crisis. Irish Finance Minister, Brian Lenihan will discuss the crisis tomorrow with his European counterparts in Brussels, and the Spanish and Portuguese are hoping that [...]
National news in brief
November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Expenses MPs to be tried Three ex-Labour MPs involved in the expenses scandal, including Jim Devine of Livingston, have lost their final legal challenge to facing criminal trials. They had claimed they should not be tried as they were protected by Parliamentary privilege. Nigel Pleming QC, who represented Jim Devine, said had told the Supreme [...]
Government Launches New Chinese Language Initiative
November 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by Paul Foy The government has announced that it is to launch a programme to train 1000 new Chinese language teachers over the next five years. The announcement coincides with Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to Beijing alongside Michael Gove MP, the Education Secretary, and a large business delegation. The trip is part of an [...]
Tories playing family fortunes
October 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By David Walsh David Cameron has defended planned welfare cuts by calling for the country to ‘pull together‘ in his first key note conference speech since becoming PM. The PM urged Britons to adopt ‘a spirit of activism’ as he outlined his vision for the next five years of government. Speaking at conference, Cameron said: [...]
Saga of the “World’s Hottest Curry”
November 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Jennifer Flett When your 18th birthday arrives there is a world of possibilities opened up which none too often involve infinite amounts of alcohol, but how about eating the world’s only 18 rated curry? The Kismot Killer is the brainchild of restaurant manager Akbar Ali, 30 and his brother who concocted this fiery feast [...]
PM U-turns TA cuts
November 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Benjamin Zand Gordon Brown and Bob Ainsworth, the Defence Secretary, have been forced to back track on original plans to cut £20m from the Territorial Army budget, amid mass pressure from MPs of all parties. The U-turn came in advance of an opposition-led Commons debate last Wednesday that threatened to see a backbench revolt [...]
Anti-fascist campaigners hit out against David Cameron
October 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
David Cameron’s controversial alliance in the European Parliament has been hit with new criticism today by an anti-fascist group. The Conservatives switched allegiance from centre-right group the European People’s Party to the newly formed European Conservatives and Reformists in June this year. The move caused controversy after some of its members were accused of holding [...]
Gordon Brown looks to sell assets
October 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Matthew Robertson Gordon Brown, has proposed several solutions to reducing the rising budget deficit by raising £16bn from the sale of assets. Brown’s intention is the auction and sale of a “portfolio of non-financial assets” held by Whitehall and local authorities over two years. During his speech on the economy, the prime minister outlined [...]
Scotland Swayed by Cameron’s Speech?
October 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
By Gemma Haigh and Narelle McGowan In Conservative Leader, David Cameron’s key note speech on Thursday he spoke of his passion for the Union, but did he do enough to get the Scots on side? Known for their anti-Tory stance Scottish people appear to have had a shift in opinion and are open to hearing [...]
News in Brief
November 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Charlotte Morgenthal and Carla Simpson UK Baby P doctor suspended. The doctor who failed to notice Baby P’s broken back and ribs has been suspended from practising. The General Medical Council said Dr Sabah al-Zayyat, who examined the 17 month old two days before he died, had spotted bruises on his body but did [...]
Tax Dispute Rumbles on at Westminster
November 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Michael Heggie A Conservative proposal to cut payroll taxes for businesses that take on unemployed people was dismissed by the Prime Minister, who argued that it would not inject new cash into the economy. A Conservative proposal to cut payroll taxes for businesses that take on unemployed people has been dismissed by Mr. Brown. [...]
