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Cameron opens talks with Clegg on second Coalition
David Cameron has held talks with Nick Clegg about forming a second coalition after 2015
, amid growing concern in Downing Street that the Conservatives will not win the next election.
Full story Telegraph.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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if that is true it will go down like a lead balloon at the blues conference, most of whom would prefer an electoral pact with ukip before the next election.
Keith Sansum1
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he may not survive the election
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Another ill-conceived policy and headline grabber..........for the sake of a conference applause ?
Fears of debt and a housing bubble after David Cameron hurries out second phase of Help to Buy
scheme three months early
Vince Cable and Sir Mervyn King among those concerned that the Government could be exposed
to billions of pounds of future housing debt whilst inflating the property market
Fears have been raised over the Prime Minister's decision to hurry forward the second phase of the
controversial Help to Buy scheme with warnings that it would backfire and prevent people getting on
the property ladder whilst threatening to create a new housing bubble.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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interesting to hear dave's vision about everyone getting on the housing ladder.
the trouble is that not everyone wants to live in a tree house.
Brian Dixon
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or a rabbit hutch.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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more troubles ahead,,,,,,
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'Stupid, sanctimonious dwarf': Ex-minister Simon Burns who abused Commons Speaker John Bercow
could be his deputy
Former Transport minister favourite to be new No 2 to man he criticised
As job applications go, calling your potential boss a "stupid, sanctimonious dwarf" is probably not the
best approach to getting appointed.
But then, luckily for the former Transport minister Simon Burns, it is not up to House of Commons
Speaker John Bercow to decide whether his critic should be given the role of his deputy.
Mr Burns, who stood down from his ministerial position, is the front-runner to be elected to the job
which will be decided by a free vote of MPs in the next two weeks.
He will be running against Nadine Dorries, the rebellious Tory MP who took part in I'm a Celebrity,
Get Me Out of Here, as well as Eleanor Laing, the Conservative MP for Epping Forest, and Brian
Binley, a long-standing right-wing critic of the Coalition.
Mr Burns is believed to have the support of David Cameron, who himself is no fan of Mr Bercow,
as well as a lot of Conservative MPs
Full story Independent.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Like him or hate him
I think bercow does the job fairly
no wonder the mouse doesn't like him
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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some interesting comments
bercow is ok
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Once again Brian it deserves a place on egp`s
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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yes it does
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Yet another ill-conceived policy...........
Government's projected savings from bedroom tax were 'exaggerated', research shows
The financial savings generated by the "bedroom tax" may have been significantly exaggerated by the Government, according to research which shows the controversial policy is likely to save £160m less in its first year than the projected £480m.
Full story Iependent
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they go from one fiasco to another
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Co-op begins price war in bid to break Big Six stranglehold by holding increase at 4.5%
Increase in cost of British Gas bills to be implemented next month
The Big Six energy firms were under pressure to limit their price rises last night after a rival supplier pledged to hold increases at just 4.5 per cent.
Co-Operative Energy today revealed a price hike for its 150,000 customers - but said it would delay the increase until next year and limit the rise by swallowing half the cost of rising wholesale prices itself.
The announcement came amid a political row about how hard-pressed Britons should deal with soaring energy bills, after the Prime Minister's spokesman said consumers "may wish to consider" wrapping up warm at home to help to keep their heating bills down.
Downing Street later insisted that Mr Cameron was not seeking to tell people they should put on a jumper when temperatures drop, but the comment was jumped on by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, who said: "[The Conservatives'] crime policy used to be: 'Hug a hoodie'. Now their energy policy appears to be: 'Wear a hoodie'."
Mr Miliband continued: "These responses to the energy price rises show how little Mr Cameron and his Government stand up for the interests of hard-working people.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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no reg
but they appear to not want to take on the big industries
hiding behind the,,,, theres little we can do
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