How Interest Rates are Deter...

August 18, 2011

In a recent post released by the BBC, an effort was made to describe just exactly how the Bank of England sets interest rates. This is probably due to the overwhelming confusion amidst taxpayers as to...

Government Rethinking VAT Po...

August 18, 2011

One of the latest developments in the government’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gases is to rethink their rate of VAT on residential energy. Ministers were advised that they should raise the rate of...

Shoppers Not Buying Own-Labe...

August 17, 2011

Contrary to what market analysts would predict, own-label store products are not doing well in discount supermarkets which would seem to be logical in tough economic times. On the other hand, sales of...

Employment Levels in UK Vary...

August 16, 2011

In the most recent report released by the TUC, the UK is still fighting an uphill battle to get employment back on par to where it was before the recession hit in 2008 – 2009. Furthermore, they indi...