Windfall Tax to Tackle Fuel Poverty

The behaviour of energy companies who are refusing to pass price cuts on to consumers, in spite of the sharp falls in the world price of crude oil, is of great concern to many.Average annual spending on energy per household has breached £1,200 (since 2000 gas prices have...

Obama's "Revitalize the Economy" Agenda

"Obama's "Revitalize the Economy" Agenda According to Barack Obama's transition web site, the number ONE issue that the Obama administration will address is "Revitalize the Economy".The step-by-step plan on how to do it has also been outlined. I hope this level of...

‘Energy companies must be responsive to public need', says Reading East MP

20 October 2008Rob Wilson has today said that energy companies (and other companies) must be responsive to the public need in a time of recession.Companies that increased their prices, such as oil and energy companies, must not fail to cut charges as commodity prices tumble....

Call for energy windfall tax to tackle fuel poverty

Energy companies in the UK are pleading poverty. Their profits are being slashed, they tell us, as wholesale prices of gas and oil increase. They must, therefore, increase the price at which they are selling fuel to us. But when these corporations are still making billions...

Savings windfall for firm that moved from Microsoft Outlook to Gmail

"Taylor Woodrow, a UK-based construction company, has switched its 1,800 employees' e-mail from Microsoft Outlook to enterprise Gmail. The company is also beginning to use other components of Google Apps, the suite of Web-based applications that includes, in addition to...

Double cash in ATM windfall

"A cash machine became a big hit this week after it started paying out twice as much money as it should. The ATM, outside a supermarket in they city of Hull in northern England, began spewing out double the money on Tuesday afternoon and continued doing so for several hours,...

Windfall for Singapore hotels as record tourists arrive

Singapore (ANTARA News) - Singapore's hotel sector looks set to continue its spectacular rebound as room rates and visitor numbers hit record levels and the city-state unveils numerous sparkling attractions, experts say. The inaugural Singapore Airshow, which bills itself as...

Windfall Update (NBC)

This post gives a quick update on the NBC show Windfall. The show isn’t doing too well in the ratings and is on the verge of being cancelled.