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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Gilt trip turns into a curse for the little man
Britain's pension funds have a serious gilt complex and this obsession is taking the shine off these cast-iron investments for smaller investors.
Final salary occupation...
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Their profit, our loss
Everyone has a "bastard bank" story - a gripe about unfair charges, ridiculous interest rates, inaccessible branches, or just a general, rumbling discontent. Research fro...
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PFI hospitals to be rated at just over junk, says credit agency
Foundation trust hospitals are likely to be given the lowest investment-grade credit rating - just above high yield or "junk" status - on money they borrow in the City, a...
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As Spamalot goes on sale, silliness erupts
The fellow clutching a placard advertising an internet cafe ("cheap rates for international phone calls") at Cambridge Circus in London yesterday may have felt a little c...
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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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