Engineering Employers Federation chief executive Terry Scuoler on the Today Programme:
“If we look at just the focus and the energy government has put into managing the fiscal deficit and the day-to-day detail and discipline behind that. Do we have that same discipline and focus behind a growth plan for the British economy? No, I don’t think we do.”
It has been one of the main political stories throughout the day, despite going on telly at about 11 o’clock last night. The clash between Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark and Andy Burnham over the NHS on Newsnight last night was one to remember: the increasing interruptions led to a bit of a barney during the 10 minute interview. But who won? Judge for yourselves…
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We knew it would happen eventually, but 99 days before the election? At some point during every election, a party leader forgets the name of one of their candidates when speaking to the local press. Nick Clegg may have set a new record by fumbling up a full 12 weeks before voters go the polls. In an interview with the Aberdeen-based Press and Journal, the Deputy PM referred to the Lib Dem candidate for Gordon as “Justine” Jardine. Her name, […]
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YouGov’s polling for the Times Red Box looks like it could have the keys to Labour’s election success. Or, at the very least, an indicator of what gain us a little more support. They’ve done this by probing three particular areas – austerity big business and international relations – to see what policies would garner Labour the most support. The first and arguably most topical question given anti-austerity party Syriza’s electoral success in Greece on Sunday is what direction those […]
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Labour are holding an Opposition Day debate on NHS funding today (it’s happening right now in fact: you can watch it here). Shadow Chief Secretary to Treasury Chris Leslie is leading the debate for Labour, who before the debate began said that the health service was “in crisis” and “cannot survive another five years of David Cameron.” The full text of Labour’s motion today is: That this House notes comments from leading doctors and nurses that the NHS is in […]
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Last week Ed Miliband was quite candid about PMQs, when he said: “Watching me and David Cameron shout at each other once a week on Prime Minister’s Questions isn’t very enlightening for anybody, let’s be frank about it. It probably massively puts people off politics if they’re watching it because they think: ‘It’s two blokes shouting at each other, what’s that got to do with my life?’” This week Miliband and Cameron headed to the chamber to prove how accurate […]
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