Most scam victims recover nothing, says RBS

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 28th October 2015 15:45
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HMRC 'plans to share tax data with private firms'

Taxpayers' personal data could be shared with private firms under plans drawn up by Revenue & Customs (HMRC).



If given the go-ahead it would allow HMRC to release anonymous tax data to third parties including companies,...

Sixty victims of loan sharks are in witness protection, according to the country's leading official tasked with breaking the cycle of fear, intimidation and violence trapping families who have borrowed money from illegal lenders.
Tony Quigley, head of the Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT)...

Up to 40,000 people will receive a refund thanks to an east London “hero” after he discovered that the government have wrongly assessed who is liable for the bedroom tax.

A conservative estimate puts the cost to the government at £26million.

Peter Barker, a freelance benefits...

Government loses job scheme appeal

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 30th October 2013 10:17.

*The government has lost a Supreme Court appeal over a ruling that its flagship "back to work" schemes were legally flawed......Read more HERE...

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Dont know anything as yet (and not mine) all I know is the person has rock bottom points.

I believe there have been changes recently (to the appeals process) and that a revision has to take place first?

Anyone point me to some information that can help out?? One area of...

tax breaks for married couples would 'sting' the unmarried

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 8th January 2013 18:50.

*Conservative plans to give married couples a tax break would “sting” unmarried people with higher taxes, Nick Clegg has said. * The...

What does the future hold for legal aid in the post-LASPO world? - Lexology


What does the future hold for legal aid in the post-LASPO world?

This was the subject of the annual JUSTICE Tom Sargant memorial lecture given by Roger Smith OBE, Director of Justice, on Tuesday...

Loan firm’s wonga buys the ears of ministers

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 17th October 2012 10:37.

*Conservative ministers agreed to hold meetings with the controversial payday loans company Wonga in exchange for payments to the party, Source:...
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Treasury considers taxing state pensions at source in 'mark two granny tax'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th April 2012 17:07.

More misery lies ahead for older people under plans to tax the basic state pension at source in a proposal that has been labelled...

Found this on Yahoo this morning:-

>The debt trap time bomb - Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance

And this intriguing quote was in the article:-

"When David Cameron tried to raise the issue in his address to the Conservative conference in Manchester (Frankfurt:...

David Cameron is expected to tell UK households to pay off their credit and store card debts in his keynote speech to the Conservative conference later.
The prime minister will argue that the debt crisis was caused by individuals - as well as businesses, banks and government - borrowing...

From today's speech at the Conservative conference

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...s-2364889.html

"In a set of measures to assist small businesses, Mr Osborne confirmed that the minimum time for an employee to work before making a claim of unfair dismissal will...

As the title says where the fook is he, we have an economy in free fall and riots on the streets of London.

He should be here now I know you will say well there are other ministers to deal with it but that is not the point he should be here and showing that he is dealing with it and making...