A commentator on this blog said yesterday: Great idea in theory to legislate against bankers bonuses, I’d even support it. While we are about it
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I had a series of depressing meetings yesterday, the overall conclusion of all of them being that double dip recession, or depression, is certain. But
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As the FT note: The coalition government does not plan to legislate to rein in bankers’ bonuses, urging the industry instead to regulate its own
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One last comment from Hansard on yesterday’s debate on the tax gap, where the following was said as the debate concluded: John McDonnell: This has
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From Hansard yesterday (edited): John McDonnell: The debate was about how to resolve the deficit that has arisen as a result of the credit crunch
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From Hansard yesterday: Stephen Timms (Shadow Minister): My hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington was right to pay tribute to the work of
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The Finance Bill is being debated in the Commons today and three amendments that I know are on the agenda for debate are: Amendment 11
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Andrew Lansley is spearheading the Tory attack on the NHS. In January the Telegraph had an article on who funded his private office. John Nash,
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The UK government has proposed increasing the standard rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) from 17.5% to 20% from 4 January 2011. They are not
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