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The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
What is the world going to do about budget deficits? Yes, the world, because while this is a particularly serious problem for the UK, it is a problem for almost every developed country. It is as serious as the great inflation of the 1970s, and, like that problem, it will take decades to fix.
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Jobs in USA | Jobs in Bangalore, Canada, UK,... (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Our client a leader within the financial services world is looking to appoint an interim UK Director of Marketing to deliver its strategic planning and operational marketing agenda. You will be responsible for customer segmentation, planning & effectiveness and marketing insight. You will have 6 direct reports and a team of 35-40 people and an overall budget of £6M covering customer...
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Tax Research UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Taxpayers’ Alliance may finally have over-reached themselves. They have just launched a cinema advert claiming the EU costs each UK citizen £2,000 per year. As Left Foot Forward show, the actual figure is £15 per year according to the EU Budget. That’s not a typo: the TPA are genuinely claiming that each UK taxpayer [...]
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Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alleged CRU Emails - Searchable At 17:07 27/10/2009, Michael Mann wrote: p.s. be a bit careful about what information you send to Andy [ Revkin ] and what emails you copy him in on. He's not as predictable as we'd like Don't miss this : Bishop Hill blog - Climate cuttings 33 In the circumstances, here are some summaries of the CRUgate files. I'll update these as and when I can. The refs are the email...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling is set to target national insurance and inheritance tax in next month's Pre-Budget Report as he looks to plug gaping holes in the public purs
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The Grumpy Spindoctor (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
'Praised by judges for his handling of the economic crisis.' No disrespect intended but.. the Herald Scottish Politician of the Year awards are a bit of a joke. Well, the judges must be having a laugh if they can give John Swinney the Scottish Politician of the year award for his 'handling of the economic recession. Have they forgotten the dogs breakfast that was the Local Income Tax or the SFT? Or...
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iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
USD: Higher, investors are reducing risk exposure & deleveraging as equity markets trade lower JPY: Higher, Japan's economy is back in deflation, BOJ upgrades its assessment of Japan's economy EUR: Lower, Trichet says too early to say if the crisis is over GBP: Lower, CBI warns on UK public debt, calls on the government to balance the budget by 2016 CAD and AUD: AUD & CAD lower, tracking weaker...
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Dan's Media Digest (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
2012: Box Office Armageddon In the US : Roland Emmerich's fetishist disaster movie 2012 explodes into the chart at #1 with an impressive $65m (that's $19,000 at every cinema it was screening at), so looks on course to earn back its $200m budget... and festival darling PRECIOUS debuts at #3, and will likely drift downwards... also, PIRATE RADIO (aka The Boat That Rocked) proved to be a hopeless flop...
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Green Gem IFA Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Warning over UK borrowing Worse than expected public finance figures for October have heightened further the focus on the Government's imminent Pre-Budget Report. Fixed rate popularity falls Only a quarter (26.3%) of borrowers opted for a fixed rate mortgage in October as their popularity continues to decline, John Charcol has revealed...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Commercial vehicle production is down 60.0% for the first 10 months of this year Car production fell last month, but the decline was the smallest this year, it was announced today. A total of 106,400 cars were made in the UK in October 2009 - a drop of 6.7% on the October 2008 figure, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. Commercial vehicle (CV) production fell 39.5% last month....
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Currency Matters for UK Businesses (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Smart Currency Exchange - Daily Currency Rates for Business Users Daily Inter Bank Currency Exchange Rates 20th November 2009 Currency Rate EURO 1.113 US$ 1.656 CHF 1.682 CAN$ 1.766 AUS$ 1.809 ZAR 12.475 JPY 147.14 HKD 12.839 Comments: Sterling suffered as it was revealed that the government borrowing rose unexpectedly sharply in October to £11.4bn. I think this highlights how parlous the state...
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Foreign Exchange Outlook (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
GBPEUR/GBPUSD The Pound declined for a third straight day against the U.S Dollar yesterday, while the UK currency also fell to a low of 1.1170 versus the Euro, amid speculation that UK banks will disclose more credit losses. The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that UK lenders are in a worst state than those abroad, citing credit-checking company Experian Plc. The Chief Executive Officer Don Robert...
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The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The prudent, no more boom and bust, no breaking my golden rule, saviour of the banks Chancellor/Unelected PM James Gordon "McSnotty" Brown breaks the UK economy. A record crash in tax receipts and spiralling public spending has left Britain heading for the largest budget deficit of any leading nation. Figures yesterday revealed the Government borrowed £11.4billion in October - an astonishing...
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Ryan, the Hawiian Lion's blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
1.) The popular video game, Tetris , was first invented by Alexy Pajitnov of Russia as a way to pass time and have fun whilst working at the Russian Academy of Science in 1984. 2.) The first Emoticons or “Smileys” were introduced more than 120 years ago 3.) The world’s most expensive car wash costs in excess of $11,000 u.s.d. 4.) The stone used for the houses of Parliament in London,...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The UK employers' group has supported Conservative plans to cut the budget deficit swiftly and sharply, rejecting Gordon Brown's eight-year timetable to reduce the national debt