Tag Archives: price rises

Pocket Money Crisis!

  A new survey has revealed that children are suffering from the economic downturn with a serious reduction in their pocket money allowance. Often overlooked in the figures that highlight…

Social care funding crisis looming, says Age UK

Well here’s a headline for you, Social care funding crisis looming say Age UK. Hello there where have you been for the last 20 years Age UK? http://bit.ly/mspjkV Government after…

Scottish Power faces price inquiry over online tariff claims

Scottish power, is being investigated by Ofgem for the third time, can you believe this? The question that must be asked is why are they being investigated for a third…

Families £700 a year worse off

Families £700 a year worse off   We are all feeling the effects of inflation, unemployment, benefit cuts, job security, literally everyone in the country is suffering in one way…

Land Rover to create 1,000 jobs in the West Midlands

At long last some good news on the job front from prestigious British brands. Jaguar and Land Rover are showing the way forward with employment and export’s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-12983188 These companies…

‘Worse off Wednesday’ starts a year that will cost households,2.3 billion pounds

Well today is Wednesday worse Wednesday, black Wednesday call it what you will. A lot of people will call it by a name which is unprintable, why? Because today’s the…

Oil prices hit fresh highs on supply worries

So oil has gone up again, the people on the petroleum exchanges must be making a fortune, they put the price increase down to the unrest in Libya and the…

Budget 2011: Winter fuel payment blow for pensioners

For pensioners the winter fuel allowance was a life saver,now along with everything else the ConningLib government are cutting it back,but lets not despair there index linked savings will be…

North Sea gas companies could get millions of pounds of tax breaks (Part 2)

Well that didn’t last long did it George? In part 1 I wrote that you were looking out for the British public by making the oil cartels pay tax now…

Budget 2011: Oil industry tax grab will lead to job cuts (Part 1)

So George is not going to put extra duty on fuel and is going to tax the North Sea oil companies, good for you George. It’s about time they paid…