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A.B. Sanderson

A B Sanderson has ten years experience working in EU politics both in Brussels and Strasbourg and here in the UK.

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Brits ‘Too Lazy to Pick Vegetables’

Brits ‘Too Lazy to Pick Vegetables’

A company that supplies vegetables to major UK supermarkets has claimed that Brits are too lazy to pick vegetables. The company has received planning permission from the government for 52 new caravans where it will house student migrant workers from

Banker Bonus Cap is Valid, Says EU

Banker Bonus Cap is Valid, Says EU

Last year Osborne was outvoted 26-1 on the issue which proposed to cap bonuses to 100 percent of a banker’s annual salary, or to 200 percent if shareholders approve. Syed Kamall, leader of Tory MEPs in Brussels said the legal

Senior Tory Liberal Says Britain Could Leave the EU

Senior Tory Liberal Says Britain Could Leave the EU

Conservative MP Oliver Letwin has apparently had a road to Damascus-style conversion and said that Britain should leave the EU if David Cameron cannot renegotiate Britain’s position. According to the Huffington Post, the author of the 2010 Tory general election

More Trouble Looming for Beleaguered EU President

More Trouble Looming for Beleaguered EU President

A group of MEPs are looking to topple the EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the rest of his team, using the EU’s own rules and regulations to do so. A “motion of censure” of the Commission was spearheaded by

Malaria Even More Deadly Than Ebola, Says Queen

Malaria Even More Deadly Than Ebola, Says Queen

The Queen has told leading scientists that she is concerned the focus on ebola will result in people dying from other deadly diseases such as malaria. At an event hosted by foreign affairs think tank Chatham House, Her Majesty revealed

Bed Blocking Bringing NHS 'to it's Knees'

Bed Blocking Bringing NHS 'to it's Knees'

An investigation has revealed that the NHS is spending more than £34million a month looking after patients who do not need to be in hospital. An investigation by Sky News revealed ‘bed blocking’ – the long-term occupation of hospital beds,

Labour Tries to Cash in on Immigration Concerns

Labour Tries to Cash in on Immigration Concerns

Labour have joined the fight back against UKIP as they try to claim they will be tough on EU immigration. In an article for the Mail Online, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves claimed that Labour would ‘put fairness

Quarter of Reported Sex Offences 'Not Recorded'

Quarter of Reported Sex Offences 'Not Recorded'

Home Secretary Theresa May has said a report claiming more than a quarter of sex offences are not recorded made “disturbing reading”. Commenting on the investigation by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), Mrs May told ITV it highlighted “inefficiency

UK Must Be Prepared to Walk Away from EU Says Hammond

UK Must Be Prepared to Walk Away from EU Says Hammond

The Foreign Secretary has sent a strong message to his European counterparts by saying that Britain “must be prepared to walk away from the EU”. Philip Hammond, a known Eurosceptic, told The Telegraph that Britain must get “substantial, meaningful reform”