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Varley's hope for last-ditch bonus deal
Lord Oakeshott, the Liberal Democrat spokesman at the Treasury, said: "It is vital to the coalition agreement that all the banks agree to a target for net lending to SMEs this year as providing credit to these companies is…
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PM is protecting banker bonuses, claim Lib Dems
You don't wave the white flag in the middle of tough negotiations," Baron Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, a Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, told The Independent yesterday. Lord Oakeshott, a former City fund manager, said the… -
Tory Minister calls for house price stability
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oakeshott called high house prices a "curse for the young". Calling for a new era of stability, he said it was "horrendous" that house price growth had so outstripped earnings since the 1990s. -
The business on…Lord Oakeshott, Liberal Democrat Peer
It's true that since becoming Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable has become a bit more circumspect about expressing his views, even on bankers (his previous bêtes noires), and that Lord Oakeshott has not been… - View oakeshott visually. Visit the NewsWall.
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The Big Society, By Jesse Norman
Oakeshott distinguished between two types of society: civil versus enterprise associations. Oakeshott preferred the former. Norman calls on a central idea in the work of Michael Oakeshott, his conservative hero, to advance… -
Goodwin runs into money trouble (again)
Lord Oakeshott, the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, said: "It is a strange business decision. RMJM, the global architectural consultancy behind the Scottish Parliament and St Petersburg's Gazprom Tower, hailed the… -
Who is numerate enough to shadow Osborne and Cable?
Lord Oakeshott, a leading Liberal Democrat and a member of the Government, said: "I think the Lib Dems would welcome a man who said 'there is no money left'. A source close to Byrne – who is perhaps best known for leaving a… -
HSBC attacked over Geoghegan severance deal
Lord Oakeshott, the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, said: "HSBC has come through the banking crisis better than most, but this silk-lined parachute for someone that's leaving the bank early highlights that HSBC has little… -
Ashcroft: TV debate was reason Tories did not win a majority
But Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, a Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, said: "I'm delighted that Lord Ashcroft has done his bit for coalition harmony by standing down . The billionaire Tory donor argues that giving a… -
Tax chief finally says sorry for PAYE mistakes
In a remarkable outburst, the Treasury front-bencher Lord Oakeshott said Mr Hartnett's response to the tax crisis made the BP chief, Tony Hayward, "look like a model of disaster management". If Mr Hartnett cannot see why he…
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Bank heads thrash out Basle III regulations
The Liberal Democrat treasury affairs spokesman, Lord Oakeshott, said: "We will need robust thinking to reduce systemic risk in the banking sector and tackle unacceptable bank bonuses. As the second anniversary of the Lehmans… -
Tough Diamond picks up the reins at Barclays
The Liberal Democrat Treasury affairs spokesman, Lord Oakeshott, says the appointment shows that "Barclays' board has put two fingers up to the Government". Yet this was hardly a procedural communication from the British… -
Julia Gillard sneaks in to form minority government
An hour later, Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott threw their weight behind Labor. Last month's federal election produced a hung parliament, with neither Labor nor Tony Abbott's conservative coalition able to muster a majority in… - View oakeshott visually. Visit the NewsWall.
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Gillard to form minority government in Australia
The decision by Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott gives Gillard's party control of 76 seats in the 150-seat House or Representatives and avoids the need for another round of polls, following inconclusive elections late last month. -
Australia's Gillard warns of political gridlock
According to one newspaper report, independent Rob Oakeshott's office was receiving 1,000 calls a day and his personal mobile registered 1,700 missed calls in four days. Gillard also said she was not in favour of calling a…