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The Work Experience Debate

February 21, 2012

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The government’s work experience scheme seems to be taking criticism from all angles as the debate rumbles on regarding unpaid work experience. Aimed at unemployed 18-24 year olds, the scheme is seeing companies drop from it left, right and centre amongst public outrage. Sainsbury’s, Waterstones and disability charity Scope are just some who have made [...]

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Rangers in Administration – The Key Points

February 16, 2012

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This week we’ve seen one of the UK’s best supported football clubs going into administration. Rangers Football Club was effectively forced to bring in their own administrators when HMRC started proceedings to have a court appoint administrators to run the club. The move to put Rangers in administration could see the club losing many of [...]

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Quantitative easing programme will harm your annuity

February 9, 2012

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  The Bank of England has announced that it is to increase its Quantitative easing (QE) programme by a whopping £50 billion. This is extremely bad news for thousands of people thinking of retiring in the near future because the interest rate consumers get on an annuity is linked to the rate the government pays [...]

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Punk economics: the Eurozone crisis explained

February 8, 2012

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Punk Economics

  I don’t want to be offensive to the punk community, but it’s not very often that they have an in depth point to make; they more often than not just cry, off with their heads. They often fail to see the lines of commonality that bind there anarchist dreams to those of all the [...]

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Sky TV online coming soon

February 1, 2012

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  With Netflix’s recent introduction into the on-demand streaming market in the UK, Sky have responded by launching their own service. The service which will target UK households who are currently not subscribers to their traditional TV package is expected to be launched within the next few months. The initial launch will allow users to [...]

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Apple once again the world’s most valuable company

January 30, 2012

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Record quarterly reports that completely blew market expectations out of the water have led to Apple regaining its position as the world’s most valuable company. The company’s first-quarter profits have now more than doubled year-on-year, in turn leading to the company’s share price jumping by 6.65pc to $448.5 per share in early trading. This in [...]

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Breast implant scandal boss arrested

January 26, 2012

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  The former boss of the French company at the centre of the substandard breast implant scandal has been arrested. Jean-Claude Mas (72) and his former chief executive Claude Couty were both arrested in South-East France earlier today. Already having been charged as part of a parallel fraud case, the two are now facing the [...]

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Part exchange: the key to a new home

January 26, 2012

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  With the hard times we are going through right now it looks like part exchange is the best option for those interested in buying a new-build home. Part exchange is a type of contract that allows you to trade in your home as part of the payment for your new home, avoiding the stress, [...]

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Warren Buffet Singing, and Other Wacky Rich Guy Gems

January 23, 2012

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  In one of his trademark expletive-filled rants, comedian Adam Carolla recently discussed how, back in the old days, people used to look up to rich guys. He said that there was once a day when a kid would see a guy drive by in his Rolls-Royce and the kid’s father would say, “There goes [...]

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Outrageous Predictions for 2012: Part 2

January 17, 2012

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  Over the coming 12 months we could witness witness some pretty shocking economic and political events, the impact of which will be felt globally. Yesterday we gave you the first half of the Outrageous Predictions for 2012, which included a 50 per cent plummet in the Apple stock from its 2011 high; an as [...]

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