Monthly Archives: December 2010

Spending review 2010: cuts hurt families with children most.

Spending review 2010: cuts hurt families with children most People with children have had a very hard time of it this year due to spending cuts imposed by the Coalition….

Britons to spend first five months paying tax

Britons to spend first five months paying tax Happy New Year, well it may have been until I heard about paying taxes for 5 months, our tax free day next…

Families face £100 extra in petrol costs

Families face £100 extra in petrol costs Do you remember the old saying don’t hit a person when they are down? Well it seems the Government hasn’t. Now that OPEC…

Britain at Risk of Power Cuts from Ageing Networks warns Ofgem.

Britain at Risk of Power Cuts from Ageing Networks warns Ofgem. The power companies have been raking in the pounds for a very long time now, and yet we are…

Pay Freeze for Many in 2011 says BCC.

Pay Freeze for Many in 2011 says BCC. Reports are looming that pay cuts or pay freeze’s are the trend for next year, acording to the British Chamber of Commerce….

Fund cuts ‘hit children in care’

Fund cuts ‘hit children in care’ This really takes the biscuit; those thoughtless bureaucrats in Whitehall have really given these kids a fantastic present to look forward to in the…

Pay delay for Halifax customers

Halifax Customers Pay Delayed by Technical Problems. What is it with our banks? They don’t want to lend us money they want to pay themselves big bonuses but we the…

Santander admits statement glitch

Santander Admits Bank Statement Glitch. The Spanish banking giant have dropped another clanger, this time by admitting they have sent out the wrong bank statements to 35,000 of there customers,…

Hungary credit rating cut to one notch above junk

Hungary credit rating cut to one notch above junk Happy New Year Hungary, You are not on your own. You have joined your fellow Europeans, Greece, Ireland and Portugal by…

Fourth Irish Bank to Pass into State Control

Fourth Irish Bank to Pass into State Control Poor old Ireland it never rains but it pours on them. They really are getting kicked in the teeth financially at the…