To all intents and purposes, the banking industry inside the EU has ceased to have any serious claim to be a part of the free market. The EU has voted to cap bonuses for bankers, introducing remuneration controls that look pretty draconian. Of course, defenders of such controls might way that we are where we are: the modern banking industry, with all its privileges, "too big to fail" ability to cl...

Last night Jana Bennett, Director of BBC Vision, gave a speech to the Royal Television Society in which she outlined plans to increase spending on network programming outside London by 50% by 2016. As the accompanying press release states: Subject to final funding approval, the out of London plan...

Plans to tighten controls on lap-dancing clubs, alcohol sales and laws on prostitution are unveiled in the Queen's Speech.

John Redwood, the former Cabinet minister, has become the latest senior Conservative to criticise the coalition Government's plans to increase capital gains tax.

Queen's Speech sets out plans to raise taxes on the pay of those earning more than £45,000, makes a commitment to increase capital gains tax and paves the way for bringing forward an increase in the retirement age.

Inevitably, the horrendous tragedy in Cumbria has led to calls for gun control to be reviewed.  An already sensitive issue is complicated by philosophical differences between those who argue that safety lies in tightened controls and those who believe it's ensured by relaxed controls, or no controls. So, a political minefield, and the government and opposition are as one today: a prematu...

Regulator has been asked to carry out future inquiries, known as market-impact assessments, into the effect of the licence-fee funded BBC's plans on rivals

After the vacillations of recent days, the government could do with a show of hardheadedness — and Danny Alexander is delivering just that today. He is announcing the government's plans for public sector pension reform later, and they're exactly the sort of plans that will set the union bosses frothing: an increase in the public sector retirement age to 66, an increase in contribut...

The UK business secretary will pledge to relax regulatory controls on Royal Mail in a concession to Labour rebels opposed to plans to sell about a third of the state-owned postal operator to a foreign rival

The Prime Minister has been talking about his plans to enslave English children again and the BBC have again quoted him saying that it’s part of his plans for Britain without correcting him. So another complaint has been made and this time it will be pursued right to the top of the BBC.  They simply cannot