Although we seem to be having a late summer at the moment the long term forecast for this autumn and winter will be cold weather and temperatures dropping to as low as minus 20 Celsius. So, it is imperative that we reduce our energy bills as much as possible. Here are just a few examples [...]
On top of the news that higher earners will no longer received child benefits, Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans for a cap on the amount of benefits one family can claim. On Tuesday he announced that the Government intends to stop anybody, except the disabled, claiming more in benefits, in one year, than the [...]
On Monday the government announced its plans to cut child benefit for the higher rate taxpayers. Chancellor George Osborne announced that child benefit would be removed from families with at least one parent earning more than about £44,000 a year – from 2013. David Cameron has since admitted that the decision will not make them [...]
As the UK still struggles to cope with surviving a Credit Crunch it looks like we could be on the verge of another one. The New Economics Foundation (NEF) has reported that taxpayers could be forced to help plug a £25bn-a-month funding gap. Despite an estimated £1.2 trillion which has already been pumped into the [...]
Petrol and diesel prices have been increased to a level that almost matches the 2008 record high, this time by 1p a litre. This has obviously been condemned by motoring companies and transport companies fearing that it could seriously damage an already delicate economy. The AA has also joined the argument against such a ridiculous [...]