While the Eurozone continues to be in a financially precarious position along with most of the world it seems there has been some good news for the debt swamped Italian economy. Now under technocratic control of Mario Montil following the resignation of everyone’s favourite fun time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Italy has launched a [...]
December 28, 2011
In a move which will no doubt delight consumers, the Government has revealed plans to stop companies charging excessive credit and debit card surcharges. The new regulations will also force those charging card fees to reveal the cost before consumers have clicked through a multitude of webpages. The new regulations follow a lengthy campaign [...]
December 23, 2011
It’s a time for giving – picking out that perfect gift for someone you care about and then seeing the look of the delight in their eyes as they see something they never expected but nevertheless always wanted. It’s a demonstration of a bond and knowing the person better than they know themselves. Or [...]
December 22, 2011
Go on, admit it – a lot of you have tried to save a penny or two at some point by downloading illegal pirated music. However, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has hit out at search giant Google – by claiming they aren’t doing enough to curb illegal downloads. But surely asking [...]
December 21, 2011
So Christmas presents are bought and the credit card bill in January is looking painful, but there is always something to which needs buying. It is always ‘sod’s law’ that the washing machine breaks or you lose your phone at the Christmas night out and you need to buy a new one. But you [...]
December 20, 2011
It’s been a debate that has been rumbling on for the last couple of years; should football reintroduce safe standing areas? It looks like the Scottish Premier League will be the first in the UK to trial such areas as they have given clubs the go-ahead. Safety Concerns It was the Taylor report back [...]
December 20, 2011
Train fares will increase by an average of 5.9% in January. That is well above the retail price index measure of inflation which stood at 5.3% in November. The chief executive of Atoc, Michael Roberts, said: “Money raised through fares helps pay for new trains, faster services and better stations. The longstanding government approach [...]
December 19, 2011
Christmas is always difficult when trying to keep our budgets under control and resisting impulse shopping. Sometimes you find that perfect thing for that certain someone after you’ve already spent way too much money on your way there. Sound familiar? Keep these tips in mind when shopping this Christmas season – or at any [...]
December 17, 2011
There is a lot of talk in the news these days, comparing our current economic climate to that with which we faced in the 1930’s. Only recently the IMF warned that if the global community did not settle their differences and start working together to tackle the Eurozone’s deepening debt crisis, we would all [...]
December 16, 2011
If you like the idea of contactless payments but are worried about having even more cards in your life then a solution has arrived. A new system allows you to make payments from a watch. The Watch2Pay is soon to be released in the UK having already been available in some Asian markets. It contains [...]
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December 29, 2011
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