Bank of England: Calls to spend, spend, spend

27 09 2010 Savers told to stop moaning and start spending. Mr Bean (Deputy Governor) said low returns on savings were part of the Bank of England's strategy in that older households could afford to suffer since they had benefited from previous property price rises. ...

UK GOV taxing technology now affects some 15m people

Some 15,000,000 people are now reportedly on a wrong tax code caused by the introduction of a new computer system to which pensioners be among those worst hit. An HMRC  spokesman said "Our contact centres are able to quickly correct inaccuracies, when contacted by the...

UK RAIL HIKES

19 07 2010 Rail commuters 'face 10pc rail fare hikes' under government spending plans. The Department for Transport (DfT) wants to give train operators the right to charge up to 10 per cent more for season and saver tickets in a bid to reduce the government's £5 billion...

UK - CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE CUTS

News 14 07 2010 Budget cut of 25% will 'deny justice', warns Crown Prosecution Service. The Crown Prosecution Service has told the attorney general's office its 25% budget cut will "damage frontline services" and "delay and possibly deny justice" The draft submission from the...

UK Metrification – EU ban on selling eggs by the dozen

News 27 06 2010 : EU to ban Britain selling eggs by the dozen. In the September of 2007 Gunter Verheugen, Europe’s Industry Commissioner, conceded “This is a pointless battle. . . there was absolutely no point at all in trying to get rid of the particular heritage of one...

UK: RBS TO SHED SOME 2,600 MORE JOBS (NEWS 10 05 2010)

The Job cuts are to come from the sale of its insurance arm and 318 bank branches – a condition of EU's £54bn taxpayer support. In the November of 2008 the Government became the majority owner of RBS with a reported £37 billion taxpayer bail-out package for a near 70%...

Britain's inner conflict in no leadership to out-sourcing blame

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Britain’s inner conflict through no leadership in out-sourcing blame In the yesterday of yesterdays Britain’s Wealth, stability and prosperity was a measure of Industrial Output, both at home and for export, to which Public Services...

Energy: Light Grids

Direct sunlight ray-energy magnifications onto Solar Panels do provide an increase in the electrical energy generated however such energy is provided local to the panel installations. Given the technological advancements in the quality and light-energy conductance...