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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...

1 min read 22 Feb 2010
This story struck me as interesting for two reasons. Firstly, I walk past this particular construction every day and secondly because it reminds me of the concept of the Skyscraper Index. The research director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein came up with the Skyscraper Index in 1999 which basically states that...

1 min read 19 Feb 2010
"A poodle clipper today can be an estate agent tomorrow," Trevor Kent, a former president of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) stating what we've all known for years. (Interestingly, does that make him a former president of poodle clippers?)

1 min read 18 Feb 2010
More than a third of people are so worried about their finances the stress is affecting their health and relationships, a survey has shown. One in five people admitted they did not feel in control of their finances and 12% said their money worries had become a real burden. This...

1 min read 12 Feb 2010
‘’China is ultimately the 800 pound gorilla, so whether it's standing still, running around or just scratching, it matters to the world.’’ Dean Cheng, of the Heritage Foundation, highlighting the growth in Asian military spending by likening 20% of the world’s population to an ape scratching its balls.

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