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Austerity will probably last...
The population in the UK is ageing and as a result, cost of care is rising. The OBR states that greater spending cuts will need to take place if the national debt is to be kept under control for the l...
Falling house prices indicat...
Although the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee brought a small burst of activity in the retail sector, house prices continue to fall. This appears to be indicative of the fact that the UK is still deeply mire...
Outlook for global economy w...
In a recent speech given in Tokyo, the head of the IMF stated that the outlook for the global economy is worse than expected. Christine Lagarde said that the state of affairs around the world is bleak...
Ministers working to cap lon...
Many people have faced huge costs when needing long term care and some of these payments are so high that they have been forced to sell their homes and other assets to cover those costs. In fact, some...