Barclays fined for attempts to manipulate key bank rates

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 27th June 2012 16:26.

Barclays bank will pay penalties of £290m ($450m) for trying to rig the key interest rates at which banks lend money to each other. The penalty from......

Banking shake-up to cost £7BILLION... and the price of loans and mortgages will

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 14th June 2012 11:54.

*...........rise to pay for it* The cost of mortgages and banks charges could be set to rise under new plans to be revealed...

Banking White Paper to give savers more protection

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 14th June 2012 07:54.

Savers will be given greater protection if a bank fails, under government proposals due to be announced later. Chancellor George Osborne will unveil......

Bank reforms must press ahead, says Which?

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd June 2012 14:33.

Chancellor George Osborne should resist pressure from banks to reverse planned reforms of the financial sector, consumer group Which? has said. Mr...

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Some of you may know, i am a partner in an accountancy firm.

As part of my job i process payroll for various companies, with staff levels between 2 and 25.

This one company i process payroll for, seem to never know exactly how many hours their staff work, and im forever making...

Red telephone kiosks have been used as libraries, sculptures, stores for life saving medical equipment and have even provided a storyline for The Archers. But now you can buy one of your own,...

If the UK is in debt,

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 21st April 2012 19:27.

What exactly is George Osborne lending to the IMF? The UK national debt is the total amount of money the British government owes to the private...

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OK, so we all know its been happening but what does everyone think?

Is there anything you can see that is really going to hit you hard?

Is there anything that you feel is a move in the right direction?

Fury over pay and perks for Lloyds' finance chief George Culmer

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 2nd March 2012 06:35.

The row over bankers’ bonuses re-ignited yesterday as Lloyds admitted it is dishing out up to £6million in pay and perks to its new finance...

Barclays is worst offender as banks ordered to pay out £160m in compensation to customers

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd January 2012 18:50.

Banks were ordered to pay out more than £160million in compensation to customers last year after a crackdown...

Never heard of these people and I never applied for anything!!
What should I do with this? Phone them?

Miliband faces backlash over secret Northern Rock sell-off deal

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 20th November 2011 20:12.

Ed Miliband stands accused of hypocrisy by Chancellor George Osborne after it was revealed the last Labour Government agreed a secret deal...

Four major airlines have joined forces to call for the Government to scrap Air Passenger Duty which is passed onto travellers through inflated ticket prices. A letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne signed by Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways parent company IAG, easyJet...

Northern Rock sale announced by chancellor

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 17th November 2011 10:13.

Northern Rock is being sold to Virgin Money for £747m, the government has announced. The bank was taken into public ownership in 2008 when it got...
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Chancellor 'must fast-track 50p tax rate cut' City bosses warn

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 12th November 2011 08:56.

Chancellor George Osborne should take swift action to axe the 50p top rate of tax, leading City figures have insisted. The Chancellor should......