Before we move to the European Semester Package, let me briefly tell you what we discussed this morning in our weekly meeting. First, today Commissioner Oettinger informed us about progress towards President Juncker’s commitment to have at least 40% of … read more
In today’s budget, Philip Hammond announced that he would consider charges on single-use plastic items to reduce waste. It comes following a Liberal Democrat campaign to introduce a charge on disposable coffee cups, to reduce the billions of cups thrown away … read more
Below is the speech given by SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford MP in response to the Chancellor’s 2017 budget. Go to Source Author: read more
The government’s U-turns on Universal Credit are welcome but beg the question: Why have they taken this long? Go to Source Author: read more
Philip Hammond is spending £3bn of taxpayers money on Brexit instead of investing in the country’s overstretched public services. And the government’s Brexit strategy is so vague that the Official for Budgetary Responsibility could not even factor it into their … read more