You also have the option to select your candidate by post, which can be done if you will not be able to attend a polling station on polling day or if it is more convenient for you. To do so, you must have registered to vote and also completed the postal vote application before the … Read more
Will the debates clash with any football fixtures? There have been several clashes between debate timings and football fixtures – an inevitability with the jam-packed TV schedules. Football fans and politics watchers were torn on June 7, when the BBC’s debate with the seven parties coincided with England’s international warm-up with Iceland on Channel 4. … Read more
The four main party leaders Mr Sunak, Sir Keir, the SNP’s John Swinney and Sir Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, took part in the most recent television special on June 20. The leaders did not go head to head and instead were given 30-minute slots to answer audience questions. The debate announcements were confirmed after … Read more
The party has ruled out increasing income tax, National Insurance or capital gains tax if it wins the next election. But some believe Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, will have to raise taxes if the party is to fund its spending pledges – and if that is the case then taxes on “unearned income” from … Read more
Pious utterances from politicians about the need to offer business a predictable legislative framework, or to support green energy, are forgotten in the face of public calls for immediate but costly state assistance. So energy or fuel companies in all forms, whether they sell to the public directly or are further up the supply chain, … Read more