Gary Gibbon
Operation ‘get up Tory noses’
First it was Norman Baker serving under Theresa May at the Home Office. Now Simon Hughes has been offered a job in the Justice Department that he just couldn’t refuse.
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Cameron’s ‘impractical’ pledge on net migration
The government’s pledge to cut net migration to the “tens of thousands” by the next election is impractical and almost certain to be broken, Business Secretary Vince Cable says.
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Gary Gibbon
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Trade union ‘intimidation’ tactics probed
David Cameron orders an inquiry into the “intimidation” tactics of the trade unions in the wake of the Grangemouth oil refinery closure but is warned against the risk of “union-bashing”.
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Royal Mail share price rises sharply on debut
Shares in Royal Mail increase significantly on the first day of trading on the stock market, renewing fears that the company has been under-valued by the government.
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Royal Fail? Why are investors getting ‘free money’?
Paul Mason watches Royal Mail shares hit the market – and asks why, in an era of food banks and falling wages, the government is allowing the “better off” to cash in through privatisation.
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Will Royal Mail privatisation hurt or help?
As investors help Royal Mail shares soar on their stock market debut, Krishnan Guru-Murthy asks Tory MP Brooks Newmark and columnist Owen Jones whether the sell-off will harm or help the business.
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Royal Mail – shares for 95 per cent of small investors
The government has allocated Royal Mail shares to almost 95 per cent of individual applicants, but anyone trying to buy shares worth more than £10,000 gets nothing.
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Siobhan Kennedy
Why has help to buy 2 been rushed out the door?
A lot of people were surprised at David Cameron’s decision to bring forward the Help to Buy 2 scheme, least of all his Business Secretary Vince Cable. But will the results of this decision be more alarming?
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Broken Ladder: Osborne acts to prevent housing ‘bubble’
Chancellor George Osborne gives new powers to the Bank of England to monitor the government’s help to buy scheme following criticism that it risks creating a housing boom and bust.
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Gary Gibbon
Nick Clegg: coalition forever
Nick Clegg’s fundamental message was that coalition could and should be here for good. He described it as “now accepted as the norm.” No other options are viable for the Lib Dems.
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Nick Clegg: Vince Cable is not ‘mischievous’
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says it is unfair on Vince Cable to draw from his comments any “intent” to challenge the party’s leadership.
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Gary Gibbon
Wincing Vince and the trouser press
Nick Clegg’s morning interviews sounded like an appeal across the airwaves to Vince Cable to come to the party’s economic policy debate. And the pressure has worked.
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Cable targets abuse of zero hours contracts
Business Secretary Vince Cable launches a consultation on how to tackle abuse in zero hours contracts.
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Gary Gibbon
Lib Dems in Glasgow: red lines and blue lines
Senior Lib Dems are doing their best to bat away questions about whether they’d prefer to do business with Labour or the Tories after the next election.
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Gary Gibbon
Cable – Jeremiah sulks in the Cave of Adullam
Nick Clegg will close the economy debate on Monday but Vince Cable will not be chipping in with a helpful speech, indeed he will not be in the conference chamber.
