UK Finance Discussions

preparation for rioting?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11839386 reminds me of the Maggie days.

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posted by biggirlsblouse1

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by biggirlsblouse1

Meerkats

Are they primarily merkin meercats, Mumbai meercats, Meccan meercats, or Manchu meercats? Does one of the above lead the...

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posted by spam-no-spam

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Spanish Property

I keep hearing about the property crisis in Spain. You'd think they'd be giving it away, so where can you actually find...

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posted by t34566

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by t34566

Aged 60 to 65

I am told that the authorities understand that if you lose your job aged about 62 then you have little chance of gettin...

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posted by el

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by el

Choosing an annuity

Small pension pot of =A337000-ish. In the current economic climate. Would a non-profit annuity (smaller pay off) be the...

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posted by pangga

11 comments posted 15yrs posted by pangga

Ireland bails out its banks and now Ireland's bust. Is there a lesson?

I don't understand why the Irish government didn't let its banks go bust. (e.g. Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish) What exa...

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posted by dwickford

24 comments posted 15yrs posted by dwickford

Orchestrated Run on Banks Planned

http://bankrun2010.com/ They appear to be aware of the consequences. I'm not sure that all the people who might take the...

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posted by down

26 comments posted 15yrs posted by down

Vince Cable lost the plot - VAT

I used to think that Vince Cable was probably the only sane minister in the ConDem coalition. However, my view has now...

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posted by jmsmith2010

77 comments posted 15yrs posted by jmsmith2010

Young Widows

If a woman in her twenties is widowed does she at some point get a State Pension based on her husbands contributions if...

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posted by jpaton

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by jpaton

Taking a deferred pension early

I have a deferred pension with my former employer valued at £8552 per annum. I thought the term was "frozen" and "defer...

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posted by rasta.pickles

17 comments posted 15yrs posted by rasta.pickles

Tax credits question

Wading through the form to see if my wife and I are eligible for tax credits, it appears to be based on April 2009-2010...

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posted by rasta.pickles

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by rasta.pickles

How would you invest a cash lump sum?

Although I'm not lucky enough to have won the lottery myself I can't help wondering "What if...?" So I'm just going to...

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posted by nospam

12 comments posted 15yrs posted by nospam

for maria...lowering house purchases....increasing renting...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/nov/14/home-ownership-renting "...The fact that my flat wouldn't sell had a knock-...

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posted by abelard3

25 comments posted 15yrs posted by abelard3

Bank bonuses

Great video re the money rip off http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpmlHTeVG9A check out too http://www.financialreform.in...

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posted by A_Baron

10 comments posted 15yrs posted by A_Baron

People Begging for a House Price Crash

What's wrong with them? They don't seem to realise what will happen if prices crash - those yearning for a crash (which...

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posted by down

168 comments posted 15yrs posted by down