Cities need tax-raising mayors, says thinktank
Britain's two biggest regional cities should be given elected "super mayors" with tax-raising powers, Labour's favourite thinktank suggested today.
Birmingham and Manche...
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Loan shark who targeted women is jailed for two years
A violent loan shark who grabbed a heavily pregnant woman round the throat and threatened to beat clients up and burn down their homes was jailed for two years yesterday ...
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The mores of buccaneers
One expects pirate literature to be full of fantasy. Instead it turns out to be rich in curious facts. Exquemelin tells us that the sweet and delicious green fat of the g...
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Bank says inflation will stay close to target
Hopes of an early cut in interest rates were today fading as the Bank of England stuck to its forecasts for growth and inflation.
In its quarterly inflation report, the ...
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Pension funds 'must exceed £100,000
People retiring this year will need a private income of £130,000 over their remaining lifetime to enjoy a comfortable standard of living, research showed today.
To ...
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Could we generate our own power?
Embrace micro-generation (small-scale, home-based, renewable-energy technology that powers your house) andyou'll get decades' worth of clean, green power, freedom from th...
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Car insurance
You've probably seen the television adverts for Sheilas' Wheels motor insurance, with three women generally camping it up in a bubblegum-pink car. These good-time girls a...
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Staking a claim: Cameron v Brown
Economy
Cameron says:
A strong economy needs competitive tax rates and good public infrastructure. So creating economic opportunity for all means fairly sharing the fru...
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Infection teams to target hospitals failing to halt MRSA rise
The government yesterday announced it will send teams of experts into hospitals that are failing to get MRSA rates down, as the latest figures revealed that "superbug" in...
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Pickets target Brighthouse over credit for the deprived
A retail chain owned by City financier Guy Hands has been targeted by consumer debt campaigners for charging 'pernicious' prices for consumer goods, from home entertainme...
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