Would I lie to you?
On the matter of the correct receptacle for draining spaghetti, my husband demonstrates a bewildering pigheadedness. He insists that the colander is the appropriate choic...
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Dole blues
Up to 300,000 students demonstrated throughout France yesterday against a government measure designed to tackle the biggest scourge of the national economy - the 23% unem...
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Labour received £14m in secret loans
Downing Street today announced that a former Whitehall mandarin has been appointed to look into the future of party funding as Labour confirmed it had received almost ...
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On the backbenches, a sense of alarm
Labour backbenchers supported Jack Dromey's calls for a full inquiry into the party's acceptance of undeclared loans yesterday, warning that the furore was making the gov...
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MPC hawks should listen to Nickell
Maybe it is time to consider a rate cut
The papers were full of the curious (and untrue) story of Norman Lamont and his shopping expedition to a Thresher's off licence i...
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A to Z of Isas
A is for allowance. Every adult in the UK is allowed to invest up to £7,000 in Isas in each tax year. The whole sum can be invested in a maxi Isa, or they can hold a...
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Retailers warned over 'exorbitant' cards
Retailers charging "exorbitant" interest rates on their store cards were ordered yesterday to include warnings on statements informing customers they could shop around fo...
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Cash in on tax-free saving
If you're holding money in a savings account and you haven't opened an Isa you should consider doing so, according to financial advisers, but time is running out to use t...
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Should you take a risk with your Isa?
You've decided to make the most of this year's Isa allowance before the tax year comes to an end, but that's just the first of a series of decisions you need to make. Nex...
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An equitable development
Something important happened in Paris last week. Led by France, up to 10 countries agreed to impose a tax on air travel, with the money used to increase spending on overs...
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Accounting & Auditing 
