Oppositions

Alcoa Inc. : Alcoa to cut high-cost European smelter output – 4-traders (press release)

Alcoa is likely to face strong opposition from the trade unions … noting that southern Europe will probably have to rely more on imports from Mozambique, Cameroon, Tajikistan and Russia, which could boost premiums. There could be other opportunities …

Ed Miliband has been pick-pocketed by David Cameron on executive pay. Has he noticed yet? – Daily Telegraph Blogs

I mention this because it’s illustrative of what happens, breakdowns aside, when an opposition party really picks up an … From the look of the weekend papers David Cameron has certainly noted them. “If one of the big battlegrounds of … Continue reading

Cameron risks ire over extra IMF cash – Financial Times

Ed Balls, shadow chancellor, led his party’s opposition last July, saying the eurozone needed to do more to help itself first. Mr Cameron accused Mr Balls of opportunism in siding with Tory eurosceptic MPs; the government won the vote by … Continue reading

Cameron pushes for swift Scottish independence vote – Reuters UK

Cameron, who opposes Scottish independence … However, the Conservatives, their Liberal Democrat allies in the British coalition and opposition Labour all oppose Scottish independence which they say would weaken both Scotland and Britain.

Hands Off Our Land: Housing estates will not be ‘plonked’ next to villages, pledges David Cameron – Daily Telegraph

Mr Cameron wants to cut 1,300 pages of planning guidance down to just 52 pages in a new ‘National Planning Policy Framework’, which critics say puts too great an emphasis on economic development. The draft NPPF has been heavily criticised … Continue reading

Cameron Voices UK’s ‘No’ to EU Financial Transactions Tax – Turkish Weekly

seeking to circumvent strong opposition from the UK, which has been seeking to protect financial institutions housed in London’s City. “I will veto the proposal for an EU financial transactions tax,” said David Cameron in an interview for the BBC … Continue reading

Sarkozy’s Tobin Tax Push: Wooing French Voters And Annoying E.U. Leaders – Time

Not surprisingly, Sweden is joined in opposition to the tax by the U.K. British premier Cameron argues the counter-productive results of that earlier Swedish national experiment would be replicated Europe-wide and leave the E.U. penalizing …

UK’s Cameron: IMF Funding Should Help Countries Not Currencies – Smart Money

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron Monday highlighted his opposition to giving extra funding to the International Monetary Fund that would be channelled directly to a euro-zone bailout fund. “We’ve set out our conditions for …

UK’s Cameron: IMF Funding Should Help Countries Not Currencies – NASDAQ

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron Monday highlighted his opposition to giving extra funding to the International Monetary Fund that would be channelled directly to a euro-zone bailout fund. “We’ve set out our conditions for …

Cameron Wants Vote on Scottish Independence ‘Sooner, not Later’ – Bloomberg

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said that a referendum on Scottish independence … Both the coalition’s Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, as well as the opposition Labour Party, want Scotland to remain part of the U.K. Chief …