Corporate Dad
And now for the good news. Quality Protects, the government's programme aimed at "transforming" services for children, is starting to deliver. That's the official ver...
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Move to pin down credit card fraud
A French revolution in the way British consumers pay for goods with credit and debit cards is planned to combat card fraud, which is forecast to rise to record levels.
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Plagued by error and inefficiency
Overcharging, poor service, incorrect billing, inaccurate estimations, aggro. These were just some of the problems which Jobs & Money readers say they have experience...
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Fraud's on the cards
I've always thought signatures were daft. Not the autograph book variety, but the ones you have to stick on credit or debit card receipts.
The signature I scrawl doesn'...
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How to complain if the bill doesn't add up
If you are not happy with your tax bill, you can complain. Initial complaints should be sent to your local tax office, but can be referred to the Adjudicator's Office, he...
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Somerfield drops final dividend
Supermarket chain Somerfield revealed the extent of its woes yesterday when a 70% drop in profits forced it to abandon its final dividend payment to beleaguered sharehold...
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Putin steps up battle against the oligarchs
The Kremlin's crackdown on Russia's leading business tycoons intensified yesterday, when a criminal tax-evasion case was launched against its largest car manufacturer, Av...
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Vodafone forced to explain £10m bonus
Corporate activists have forced Vodafone AirTouch, the world's fifth largest company, to prepare an embarrassing "explanation" of the £10m bonus it has paid its chie...
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A credit to your cause
When I first went to Paris, as a teenager at the beginning of the 80s, I can remember my surprise at seeing begging accepted as part of everyday life. I'd thought that b...
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Africans say UN must pay for genocide
The Organisation of African Unity is demanding payment of "significant reparations" to Rwanda by the countries that failed to prevent the genocide of 1994, when 800,000 p...
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