There will be Labour politicians, Liberal Democrat politicians, people of no political party, people who hate politics will all step forward and make arguments about whether Scotland should remain in the United Kingdom or not … It's not a campaign of any one politician or any one party.He said of the Scottish people: "They are the ones who must make the decision about whether to stay in the United Kingdom with all of the combined and shared strengths that we have,
marc by marc jacobs bag, or to go their own way."He said to "throw away" the relationship would be "deeply, deeply sad".Asked if Scotland might be richer independent because of oil revenues, Cameron said:Well, I think you'd have the advantages of oil, but you'd have the disadvantages of an over-extended banking system.
Offences under consideration include misconduct in a public office, data protection act breaches, perverting the course of justice, witness intimidation and breaches of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa).Starmer refused to give a timescale for a charging decision but said: "We are now entering a period where we are likely to make a decision one way or another." 11.15am: Here's some more reaction to the unemployment figures.From Graeme Leach, chief economist at the Institute of DirectorsIn tough times the private sector is leading the economic recovery, despite high taxes and costly regulation. Private sector employment is up 45,000 whilst public sector employment is down 37,000 in the latest quarter.
May says she can confirm that that won't be the case.4.02pm: Caroline Lucas MP, leader of the Green party, has put out a statement condemning the "horrendous violence, arson and looting" of recent days but saying lessons must be taken from it:If we stop at denunciations and crackdowns, nothing will be learned about why sections of our own population feel they can riot, loot and treat their neighbours and communities so appallingly. "The bigger picture has to be considered. Britain is deeply unequal. "Last year, London's richest people were worth 273 times more than its poorest. "Given the growing evidence … that increasing inequality had a role to play in at least some of the rioting, the government must commit to an impact assessment of any further policies to establish if they will increase inequality … "The prime minister has said this is 'not about poverty but about culture'.
From Labour's Chuka UmunnaThe PM is on @BBCr4today talking about the cost of living crisis in the UK - where @Ed_Miliband goes, Cameron follows. Interesting.From the Guardian's Ian KatzDisappointing that Sarah Montague didn't ask Cameron what happened to his promise to be greenest government ever after Osbo's carbon u-turnFrom the Daily Telegraph's Benedict Brogan'At the end of this,
cnnhkids, people want to feel better off,
marc by marc jacobs tote,' Cameron says. But when is the end? Maude at Indy fringe said 10yrs #cpc11From the BBC's Norman SmithCameron says UK will need "safeguards" if eurozone countries agree any new deal on greater integration.From the Guardian's Nicholas WattPM clarifies concessions UK to demand in EU negotiations on eurozone: safeguards to protect position in single market9.
I'm interviewing Andrew Mitchell, the international development secretary, later this week and this could be a good starting point. But I'm looking for a wide range of questions. What do you think I should ask him?In a speech last year Mitchell said that since he became international development secretary in 2010 he had spent his time trying to "turn the Department for International Development into a department of state, rather than an NGO moored to the side of government". What does that mean in practice? Aid spending is going up and Mitchell has tried to ensure that his department focuses more on "outputs" (what Britain gets for its money) rather than just "inputs" (as Mitchell explained quite well in this interview).
I wrote an article, but the Guardian took the view that I was barking up the wrong tree and did not print it.Fair enough. I rewrote my researches and got a piece published in the Spectator, courtesy of Matthew d'Ancona, then editor. You may find it here alongside a contrasting pro-police piece by the current editor, Fraser Nelson.Who was in charge of the Blair inquiry? I almost forgot. It was John Yates, the copper who sounded so defensive explaining to MPs this week why he took only eight hours to decide against re-opening the hacking inquiry.Funny old world, eh?Gordon Brown's speech? No one could doubt how hurt and angry the ex-PM feels about his and his family's treatment by the Murdoch press.
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