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The Euro area have increased the size of “firewall”, to futher contain the debt crisis, strengthening its safety net.

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George Osborne on Wednesday presented his third consecutive austerity budget, characterized by a decrease of the controversial 50p tax rate for high income earners.

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Four very influential former directors of Friends of the Earth, one of Britain’s most powerful organizations on energy issues: Jonathon Porritt, Tony Juniper, Charles Secrett and Tom Burke have all ...

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The BBC reports that people in England are to be offered help to get onto or up the housing ladder with the launch of the government’s new mortgage indemnity scheme. ...

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A recent article in the LeMonde reveals the recent debate raging within the Downing St over how to tax the wealthiest households in anticipation of the new austerity budget March ...

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An interesting article in the French magazine Slate looks at why the super rich like to live in the UK. Forbes magazine publishes a yearly CLEWI (Cost of Living Extremely ...

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ECB Rates01/03/12

 

Reuters report that economists have said the ECB should keep its key rate unchanged at 1.0% until the third quarter of 2013, a Reuters poll showed Thursday. Economists polled pointed ...

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Deciding where to go on holiday is one question, followed by the time of year, type of accommodation and very often, travel companion.  Now a new question has become even ...

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From toxic chemicals to arms trade funding – not all solar panel suppliers are as ethical as others… One solar panel has links to the recent oil spill in the ...

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Banning people from being able to wear the Islamic full veil in public would be “un-British”, the immigration minister has said – and we at UK Herd are inclined to ...

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