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U.K. Government Introduces Incentives for Motorists to ‘scrap’ Old Cars And Vans
U.K. motorists are being offered £2,000 towards a new car or van if they trade in their 10-year-old, or older, vehicle for scrap under plans unveiled by the Government in this week’s Budget. The decision to implement a scrappage scheme has been...
Can Government Provide an Alternative to Failed Businesses?
My wife and I had one of our (now regular) chats over dinner regarding the economy. From her commonsense point of view, any business that is on the brink of failure due to poor management should be allowed to fail, since those businesses are clearly...
European Union Agrees Crack Down on Bogus Holiday Club Deals
U.K. Consumer Minister Gareth Thomas has welcomed the EU decision to toughen up rules around timeshare and to regulate other long term holiday products across the EU for the first time, boosting holidaymakers’ rights when things go wrong.
U.K. Credit Card Companies Agree to New Fair Play Rules
U.K. Credit card companies have agreed a new set of ‘fair principles’ that will put an end to overnight hikes in credit card charges and give much needed breathing space to borrowers struggling to repay their debts.
U.K. Government Announces Crackdown on Firework Vendors Who Break the Law
In the run up to the U.K.’s Bonfire Night the Government is targeting the small minority of irresponsible businesses who flout the law by selling fireworks to under 18s.
U.K. Government Announces Backing for Aerospace Industry
Business Secretary John Hutton has welcomed the news that GKN will be purchasing Airbus’s wing component and assemblies manufacturing facilities at Filton. The acquisition, which will see an investment of £150 million in the site by GKN, will...
U.K. Government Issues Advice for Hajj Pilgrims on How to Avoid Falling Victim to Rogue Firms
Each year more than 25,000 British Muslims travel to Mecca for Hajj, but some are defrauded by disreputable tour operators. Unfortunately, the Government believes many cases of pilgrims losing out go unreported – preventing them from getting the...
New Combined Heat & Power Station to be Built At Seal Sands, Teesside, N.E. England
Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has today given the go ahead to Thor Cogeneration Ltd to construct a 1,020MW gas-fired combined heat and power station at Seal sands, Teesside. He has also given deemed planning permission for the development having agreed...
