Why Thatcher gave in: Treasury papers reveal sorry saga
The story of how the Conservative government took the fateful decision to join the exchange rate mechanism and set itself on the road to financial disaster and political ...
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Master your finances, then sign up
The number of postgraduate students has increased fourfold in the past decade, with some 30 per cent mid-career. So, if you want to join their swelling ranks in September...
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Start the season early with the banks in your sights
Forget grouse shooting in the Highlands on the glorious 12th (of August). Taking pot shots at the banking behemoths in the first weeks of February is a much better sport....
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Anti-truancy crusade fails to make an impact
The government has failed to cut truancy rates in England despite spending hundreds of millions of pounds on measures to reduce absence from school, according to a report...
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Credit card firms 'must be forced to change
Consumer groups have welcomed MPs' calls for changes in the credit card industry, but urged the government to use its force to ensure the changes are drastic enough.
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Record Shell profit spurs windfall tax calls
Shell was last night fighting calls for a windfall tax as it recorded the biggest profits by a British company. The £9.4bn earned in 2004 from oil and gas - £1m...
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Credit card calculations 'unfair for consumers
MPs are calling for a shake-up of the credit card industry after finding that "opaque and potentially misleading" information makes it virtually impossible for people to ...
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No verdict on the cards
Store cards are not a rip-off and are charging reasonable rates of interest - so says the Competition Commission.
Actually, the chaps at the commission would probably g...
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Business help urged for credit unions
The way in which credit unions are run in the UK could be revolutionised, a conference was told today.
Credit unions are cooperatives, owned and controlled by their memb...
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Q&A: Credit unions
What are credit unions for?
They are community-based financial cooperatives which are owned and run by their members. They allow members to save and borrow with them at...
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