John Battle
What is your proudest achievement since the 2001 general election?
The campaign against loan sharks.
How John Battle voted on key parliamentary votes:
Identity cards -...
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Lord Roll of Ipsden
Of the surprising number of academic economists born in what was once Austria-Hungary, who were later ennobled by a grateful British government, Eric Roll, who has died a...
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Legacy of unity comes at a high price
However you gauge it, the reign of John Paul II has been a pontificate on the grand scale. Inaugurated in 1978, it is the third longest in the 2,000-year history of the p...
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Rail delays worse than pre-Hatfield levels
Train punctuality rates remain worse than they were before the Hatfield disaster in 2000, Network Rail admitted today.
The not for profit company, which runs Britain's r...
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Home in Rio, broker in Luxembourg, shares in Tokyo
Expatriates with an eye to their financial affairs are likely to set up offshore deposit accounts, and might well invest in o. shore funds or insurance bonds. But what ar...
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Ready, net, go: useful websites
Many high street banks in Britain have offshore subsidiaries that offer a range of banking and investment services.
www.internationalbanking.barclays.com
www.natwesto...
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Lib Dems launch mini-manifesto on crime
Offenders such as female shoplifters should receive community sentences rather jail terms in order to cut reoffending rates and improve rehabilitation, the Liberal Democr...
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The tax iceberg
Gordon Brown was criticised for overreliance on getting rid of tax avoidance schemes to raise money to balance his budget. But there is no doubt that it is a worthy aim. ...
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Would you lend ?10,000 to someone you'd never met?
It's being touted as the eBay of the banking world - a radical new online financial "exchange" that allows millions of ordinary people to borrow from and lend money to ea...
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Can I open a UK account from Germany?
Q As I am living and working in Germany, I would like to take advantage of the current exchange rate and transfer savings funds to a UK account in preparation for the pur...
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