European Union
European plans to regulate credit card transaction fees could hit poorest
The European Commission’s plans to regulate so-called 'multilateral interchange fees' could have major implications for the government’s ability to successfully implement welfare reform and will negatively impact on financial inclusion efforts in the UK.
High noon for Europe as unions call for investment to ‘kick start’ the recovery
Ahead of this week's European TUC mid-term conference in Dublin, European Union leaders have called for a new European Recovery Plan to kick-start economic growth.
Boris Johnson’s agenda for Europe could be a social and environmental disaster for London
Boris's free trade agenda for Europe could be a social and environmental disaster for London and the rest of the UK.
EU migrants flooding over here…paying for our pensions
Now that we've pulled apart the idea that newly-arrived immigrants are being fast-tracked to social housing ahead of indigenous Britains, it's worth a quick look at the myth that immigrants are somehow a drain on the economy; that there is a pressing need to "get tough" with them, send them home, afflict various hardships on them, whatever takes your right-wing fancy.
Comment: Labour’s poll lead over Tories proves austerity is more unpopular than the EU
Labour's increasing lead in the polls indicates that austerity is more unpopular than the EU.
Wales could lose out on £400 million due to EU budget cut, warns first minister
Wales is set to lose out financially because of the cut in the EU budget agreed by David Cameron and other European leaders.