Author: Damien

1 min read 02 Mar 2010
Today’s Headline of the Day centres on Sterling’s continued weakness as a result of the UK’s debt mountain combined with the increased the likelihood of a hung parliament following the upcoming general election ‘’The prospect of a hung parliament is raising concerns of a delay in tackling Britain’s record budget...

1 min read 26 Feb 2010
''I'd done this interview and the forces of hell were unleashed." Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, on Gordon Brown’s response following his prediction that the recession would be worse than expected.  Given the state of the economy some would argue it’s not Gordon's first time.

1 min Read 26 Feb 2010
Today’s Headline of the Day was chosen to highlight how money and finance impact on all our lives whether we like it or not. Football has been living in la-la land for years now and the news that Portsmouth FC are to go into administration today is simply reality catching...

1 min read 25 Feb 2010
As a break from the normal posts here is something to think upon today. Anyone who has encountered Haiku will appreciate their hidden depths and the following is no exception.

1 min Read 24 Feb 2010
This story nicely links with yesterday's chosen Headline regarding the cost of bringing up a child. So is there light at the end of the financial tunnel for families?. The Times reports that ... A massive extension of maternity leave across Europe was last night voted for by the Womens’ Rights Committee of...