How the New UK Tax Laws Affect Your Money

Mon Sep 1, 2008 5:59 PM EDT

The last Budget of Gorden Brown was a bold political move that presented him in a good light right before his Prime Minister bid. He abolished the 10p rate of tax, and lowered the 22p tax bracket to 20p - a move to show Labour cuts taxes.

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taxes, national, politics, brown, darling, uk-money, budget-tips

Market Conditions Force Lenders to Withdraw

Fri Jun 6, 2008 9:15 AM EDT

The onset of the credit crunch has limited the number of lenders in the commercial and business mortgage marketplace. New securitised lenders such as Commercial First have temporarily suspended all new lending.

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business, buy-to-let, credit-crunch

A Policy Of Madness?

Mon Jan 7, 2008 6:31 AM EST

Insurance: the only bet you don't want to win. Do you want your house to burn down? No. And yet you make a bet with some company that it will. You bet that you'll lose your mobile phone. You bet that you'll need legal representation. You bet that you'll get injured or ill.

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business, insurance, car-insurance

How to be a personal assistant

Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:10 PM EST

If you enjoy working at the heart of a business, then becoming a personal assistant (PA) is a good career option. PAs play a major role in helping senior executives to achieve their business objectives. Working as a personal assistant offers variety, great perks and good money.

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TV IS DEAD: LONG LIVE WEB TV

Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:03 AM EST

(Prompted by the launch of CNETTV) So, you love TV; but you hate ads, don't want to be tied to schedules, and can't bring yourself to pay a licence fee that might contribute to the continued scheduling of Two Pints of Lager - where do you go? Yep, the net.

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technology, tv, online, cnet, internet-tv

Sun Seekers Ditch Green Thoughts

Thu Nov 8, 2007 3:50 AM EST

Holidaymakers have traditionally left their cares at home … and a new survey suggests this now includes care for the environment.

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travel, luxury-hotels, luxury-villas, boutique-hotels, europe-hotels

Vamizi Island - A Luxury Barefoot Paradise

Wed Nov 7, 2007 9:44 AM EST

Vamizi lodge in Mozambique is aimed at conserving the land and the marine ecosystems - as well as providing a luxury getaway. Dhows with billowing white sails are moving silently against the blue space of the Indian Ocean.

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travel, paradise, honeymoon, luxury, luxury-holiday, vamizi, vamizi-island

Clean Coal Gets a Boost in Britain

Seeded on Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:45 AM EDT (Business Week)

A handful of British companies are on board with pricey technologies—coal gasification and carbon capture—that can greatly cut greenhouse emissions

technology, south-yorkshire, carbon-cleanup-despite, barbara-frye-story-tools, northern-england, utility-centrica

Black gold turns grey as Western giants prepare to draw from the wells of Iraq

Seeded on Tue Oct 9, 2007 5:22 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)

A really good article on how the oil companies and American and British governments are divving up the oil of Iraq.

bush, iraq, oil, politics, war, britian

Cold War 2 - Noam Chomsky on current events in the Middle East

Seeded on Thu Oct 4, 2007 5:09 AM EDT (Noam Chomsky)

Noam Chomsky - the elder statesman of rationalaity, talks on the current situation in the Middle East and American policy.

iraq, iran, politics, war, cold, chomsky, noam, qar

IMF report on world economy - America will pay the most next year.

Seeded on Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:32 AM EDT (Independent.co.uk)

The IMF chiefly blamed slack credit lending for the current financial turmoil

business, imf, america, uk, world-economy, global-financial-stability, monetary-policy-committee, northern-rock, andrew-sentance

Easy video on how the American Money system works

Seeded on Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:27 AM EDT (YouTube)

Simple video giving basics on how the Federal Reserve works, including making money out of thin air and how it is tied to inflation

us-news, politics-tags, monetary-reform

Fiat Money systems are doomed to fail

Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:56 AM EDT (Gold Eagle)

Fiat money systems are doomed to fail in hyper inflation as governments print more and more money to cover debts and credit. This article examines the previous experiments with paper money and how it relates to the American economy today.

business, economy, money, economics, inflation, fiat

New Vehicle for British Troops to use against the Taliban

Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:43 AM EDT

It looks more like something from the Terminator, but this huge machine is what British troops will be using on the frontlines in Iraq and Afghanistan against the insurgents.

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iraq, army, politics, afganistan, britian, supacat

Climate Camp 2007 gears up to take on air travel in UK

Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:10 AM EDT

Last week, BAA failed to get a full injunction against 15 groups planning a protest camp near Heathrow who are campaigning against proposed plans to increase airport traffic, as well as building a third runway.

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politics, runway, airlines, protests, environment, airports, aviation, uk, heathrow, 2007

MP3 Players - Past, Present and Future

Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:26 AM EDT

The first MP3 player, the MPMan F10, was created by South Korean company SaeHan Information Systems in 1997 and could hold 32 Meg (about ¾ of a CD). This has vastly improved over the years as MP3's popularity increased.

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technology, sony, future, ipod, past, mp3, mp3-player, mp3-players, present, bluetooth