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British PM Gordon Brown has spoke of plans to ensure that credit and store card operators clean up their acts with greater consumer protection to be unveiled ove4r the next week. Mr Brown said that sharp practices such as increasing interest rates on existing debts without explanation, issuing unsolicited credit card cheques and relaxing credit [...]
(Read More)21st Oct 09
Over 100,000 apply for Royal Mail temp job
by Harry Oldfield
About 100,000 people are expected to apply for temporary positions as postal works in light of the planned mail strike. Royal Mail has been inundated with job applications following attempts to recruit 30,000 temp staff to deal with the backlog of stoppages on Thursday and Friday. The positions pay about £5.95 an hour for a [...]
(Read More)15th Oct 09
Tesco boss slams Labour’s education policies
by Katie Naylor
Tesco boss and Gordon Brown’s adviser have launched a devastating attack on the woefully low state of Britain’s schools. Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive and former key education adviser to Prime Minister Brown has alleged that the Government has been excessively meddling with schools, leaving teachers distracted from their main task of passing knowledge onto [...]
(Read More)1st Oct 09
Gordon Brown expresses anger with broadcasters
by Katie Naylor
Prime Minister Gordon Brown showed clear frustration as he was repeatedly challenged over his personality, leadership and the defection of a newspaper from the Labour cause, complaining that he was not allowed the opportunity to debate policy, following a speech he made at the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Following a particularly hostile interview with [...]
(Read More)24th Sep 09
Pope Benedict XVI to visit UK next year
by Harry Oldfield
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted an invitation from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to visit the UK next year. This will be the first papal visit to the nation since 1982, when Britain welcomed Pope John Paul II. The news that the Pope has accepted Gordon Brown’s invitation is expected to be a political boost [...]
(Read More)21st Sep 09
Schools face £2 billion in budget cuts
by Katie Naylor
Schools are possibly facing an anticipated £2 billion in cutbacks in plans to cut costs that include the number of head teachers, spending on classroom materials, computers and teachers pay, as well as funding to schools that is deemed as excessive. Education secretary, Ed Balls, was the first cabinet minister to unveil details of the [...]
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