Conservatives and Ukip ‘at war’ as ComRes survey for The Independent finds 54 per cent want Britain to leave the EU provided it could keep its close trade relationship with the bloc Andrew Grice, Nigel Morris Monday, 26… Read More ›
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Europhiles get the jitters as anti-EU talk gains momentum
Ken Clarke and Ed Miliband speak up for Europe as all signs point to the Tories taking a populist right turn ColumnLAST UPDATED AT 11:22 ON Mon 19 Nov 2012 THE biggest Europhile in the coalition government,… Read More ›
Insight: Facing austerity, Europe’s bureaucrats chafe : As EU institutions have cellars stocked with nearly 47,000 bottles of red, white and sparkling wine
By Sebastian Moffett and Claire DavenportPosted 2012/11/18 at 5:21 am EST BRUSSELS, Nov. 18, 2012 (Reuters) — Workers protesting austerity on the streets of southern Europe weren’t to know it, but earlier this month there was also a strike at… Read More ›
Pressure on Cameron to block EU army HQ plans: “creation of a new European Union military command”
David Cameron faces a looming political battle to defend Britain’s veto over defence policy after France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland urged the creation of a new European Union military command “structure”. Prime Minister David Cameron gives a press conference… Read More ›
HSBC investigation: Drug dealers, gun runners and Britain’s biggest bank
Britain’s biggest bank is at the centre of a major HM Revenue and Customs investigation after it opened offshore accounts in Jersey for serious criminals living in this country, The Telegraph can disclose. The disclosures raise serious questions about HSBC’s… Read More ›
Millions affected after cyber attack on HSBC
HSBC’s websites across the world have been hit by one of the largest cyber attacks to strike a bank in an attack that left millions of customers without access to online services. An unknown group launched a so-called “denial of… Read More ›
Let all European migrants claim benefits, insists Brussels
European immigrants should be able to claim handouts and pensions without first having to pass a test proving that they have settled in Britain, the European Union has said. László Andor, left, has now accused Mr Duncan Smith, right, of… Read More ›
Eurocrats demand £8 billion in extra national payments to Brussels budget : While others Cut the EU increases spending at twice the rate of inflation
Eurocrats are to demand £8 billion in extra national payments to the Brussels budget fuelling government anger at the “incontinence” of European Union spending. The European Commission will request increased contributions from national treasuries to plug a black hole in… Read More ›
Hi-tech CCTV can recognise faces from half a mile away
High–definition CCTV cameras that can identify and track faces from half–a–mile away could turn Britain into a Big Brother society if left unregulated, the first surveillance commissioner has warned. CCTV Photo: ALAMY By Telegraph reporters 7:08AM BST 03 Oct 2012… Read More ›
Major new drive to claw back powers from EU ‘superstate’: The blueprint for repatriation
New moves towards a European superstate have led ministers to step up a drive to repatriate powers from Brussels. Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission Photo: Geoff Pugh <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end… Read More ›
A Merger of German and French Defense Industries for a United Europe?
BAE-EADS merger would advance Europe’s military goals : By Adrian CroftPosted 2012/09/16 at 11:22 am EDT BRUSSELS, Sep. 16, 2012 (Reuters) — Merging Britain’s BAE Systems with EADS to create a global aerospace and defense giant would be a significant… Read More ›
Don’t Wait for the UK Snoopers’ Charter to Pass: Encrypt Wikipedia Now
September 6, 2012 | By Eva Galperin A joint committee of the UK’s House of Lords and the House of Commons is preparing to debate a draft bill known as the Snoopers’ Charter, a disastrous data retention bill which, as… Read More ›
Energy companies ‘overcharge customers by £600m’
Energy companies have overcharged households and businesses up to £600 million by manipulating the electricity market, ministers have said. By Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent 10:00PM BST 21 Aug 2012 The Government believes companies have been “profiting unfairly at the expense of… Read More ›
We CAN break free from the shackles of Brussels “examined how the euro has brought ruin to Europe”
By Daniel Hannan PUBLISHED:16:39 EST, 16 August 2012| UPDATED:01:42 EST, 17 August 2012 After 13 years as an MEP, Daniel Hannan’s knowledge of the way Brussels works is second to none. Now he has written a forensic analysis of… Read More ›
Russia jailed three members of punk band Pussy Riot for criticising President Vladimir Putin: Britain: Sentencing is a ‘disproportionate response’
By Agence France-Presse Friday, August 17, 2012 16:12 EDT Britain added its voice to the international chorus of criticism of Russia on Friday after a court jailed three members of punk band Pussy Riot for criticising President Vladimir Putin Alistair… Read More ›
Glaxo chief: Our drugs do not work on most patients
Request Reprint From 2003: By Steve Connor, Science Editor The Independent Monday 08 December 2003 A senior executive with Britain’s biggest drugs company has admitted that most prescription medicines do not work on most people who take them. Allen Roses,… Read More ›
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