I will go to prison if that is what it takes
The first council tax protester to stand for election says she expects to serve her term out in full, despite facing a possible jail sentence.
Retired social worker Sylv...
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Banking on a good deal
One skirmish in the battle against bureaucracy has recently been won with the introduction of new rules to make switching banks and getting a better deal less arduous for...
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Revenue tries to deflect 50% tax fears
More than a million people could be saved from filling in tax returns under new proposals from the Inland Revenue. Officials said yesterday the move was part of a plan to...
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Basic instinct
New from Rover, the CityRover appears to have been named after a cut-price bus ticket, and it operates on pretty much the same principles. For one slim down-payment, it o...
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It pays to shop for home cover
New research reveals the benefits of shopping around for home insurance, with the average difference in premiums between the cheapest and most expensive providers a stagg...
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Spectre of council tax revolt looms
The prospect of widespread civil disobedience against inflation-busting council tax increases grew yesterday when an 83-year-old woman vowed to go to jail rather than com...
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Online spending 'almost doubled' in 2003
Britons are spending almost twice as much money on internet transactions than they were a year ago, payment brand Visa announced today.
According to Visa's figures, UK s...
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On the Trail of an Intelligent commission
Isa and Pep investors can recover the tax break they lose from April by getting IFAs and fund managers to boost their annual cash take by joining a new - and controversia...
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It's safety in numbers as anti-fraud cards arrive
The anti-fraud 'chip and pin' credit and debit cards are beginning to arrive on people's door-mats - but there could still be a wait before customers get to use them.
A...
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Jackson in crisis over $70m bank loan
Undaunted by declining CD sales, the possibility of a prison sentence and the reported collapse of his personal fortune, Michael Jackson is still spending around $2m (mor...
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