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MPs expenses: The best of the begging letters
Many of the expenses claims submitted by MPs were accompanied by begging letters in which they use a variety of bizarre excuses for why they need money to do up or refurbish their second homes. Here...
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whatever happened to
swine flu............we are now back on to MP's expenses.
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Changing some Dollars to Sterling
I've just come back from abroad with 1000USD cash, which I want to change into GBP and put in my bank account. Is there a better way of changing it than going into the Post Office or banks and getting...
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£96 Million per week: The amount of tribute paid to the EU Empire by British taxpayers
BNP Europe policy: EUROPE - back to British independence! We are opposed to the Single European Currency, and support the overwhelming majority of the British people in their desire to keep the Pound...
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icesave-fsa statement of fixed rate returns
Just received my statement of total returns after 3 year bond is up. Pity they didnt provide yearly returns, for if they did it would make filling in my tax return so much easier.
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ISA - tax on dividends. Bond funds.
Can anyone inform me as to how I can determine whether or not tax paid on dividends can be reclaimed for specific bond funds held in an ISA? For example- tax can be reclaimed on dividends from M & G...
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FT: MPs slam ‘unrealistic’ Budget forecasts
MPs slam ?unrealistic? Budget forecasts By Daniel Pimlott, Economics Reporter FINANCIAL TIMES Published: May 6 2009 13:34 | Last updated: May 6 2009 14:25 Government forecasts in the Budget that the...
 
7/5/2009 - The Current Market Sentiment
By god's will, we are looking forward for the ECB interest rate decision later today. We expect it to come as widely expected with a cut by another .25% with an elevating of the current deflation...
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6/5/2009 - The current market sentiment
The optimisms momentum of equity market has been faded during today trading giving back the greenback some of its recent loses versus the European currencies. The greenback has suffered in the...
 
Annoying 'courtesy' phone calls from Halifax Bank of Scotland
I've twice in the last few days had unsolicited phone calls allegedly from HBOS (with which I have an account containing about £10) asking me to confirm my name and date of birth. When I respond to...
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DSN Debt Awareness Centre
I just took a computer originated call in the office from the "DSN Debt Awareness Centre". This would appear to be an organisation predating on people in personal debt. Once I got through to a human I...
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Re: Dodgy Borrowers on Zopa
So why did you lend him money then?
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Is the investment profitable?
I want to buy a house. The price is $740.000. I already have $500.000 (now invested in 6% bonds). I want to rent out the house. I think I can get $50.000 pr. year. My time horizon is 10 years. Is this...
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EACH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TO COST US £1MILLION
N AMNESTY allowing illegal immigrants to stay in the UK would cost a staggering £1million for each newcomer. For the first time, the ?huge, unnecessary burden? of letting up to 950,000 foreign...
 
Barclays metioric rise.
A rise from 65.5p on March 5th to 281p on the 30th of was not until the 29th April that any broker advised a buy recommendation, when the price was 256p. Talk about locking stable doors.
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