US can't pay for war and cut tax
New York Times
Editorial, March 26
"It surely is no coincidence that George Bush's opening $75bn price tag on the Iraq invasion arrived on Capitol Hill yesterday jus...
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Can you be ?200 warmer?
Thousands of elderly householders are missing out on millions of pounds in winter fuel payments because they have not claimed them. Many could lose their right to claim i...
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Born too late... or how bureaucrats are making a fuel of me
As someone over 60, I was looking forward to receiving my £200 winter fuel payment for the first time this winter - but I discovered that I was ineligible because my...
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Meridien rescue mission
Bankers to the troubled Le Meridien hotel chain were last night trying desperately to keep prestigious hotels such as the Waldorf and Grosvenor out of the hands of the ad...
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That won't do nicely
After many delays, the public trial of chip and Pin-enabled credit and debit cards in retail outlets finally got underway in Northampton on May 19, and few disasters or s...
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New action plan fights fine dodgers
Defendants fined by magistrates courts may be forced to do unpaid community work if they fail to pay up under a seven-point action plan to tackle fine defaulting unveiled...
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Virgin Trains in line for aid
Virgin Trains is to get a £282m bailout from the taxpayer this year, to compensate for disastrous engineering problems on the west coast mainline which have prevente...
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A homecoming nightmare you just wouldn't bank on
Direct debit mix-ups, interest-rate confusion and slow service are just a few of the daily hazards suffered by today's bank account-holder. However, Nicholas O'Hara-Smith...
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Rip-off loan firms face a crackdown
The familiar thud of bank, credit card and loan statements on Britain's doormats brings with it increasingly worrying news: the country's debt mountain is rising.
The n...
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Get set for Brown's double whammy
If you earn £40,000 a year, April holds a nasty surprise. Your national insurance bill will rise by £33.66 a month. Couple this bill with the government's decis...
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