Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Fat Cat News - the Puppet Show: Our news anchors meet the minister responsible

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The government has regularly given assurances that they will curb top pay by giving shareholders the power to veto excessive pay packa...
Sunday, 27 September 2015

Office for National Statistics reports show Conservative Party claims of lowering personal taxes are an illusion. Personal taxes actually increased since 2010!

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One month before the UK General Election in May 2015  David Cameron, warming up for a post prime ministerial career as a game-show host, ann...
Thursday, 24 September 2015

Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 24th September)

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CBI chief backs green economy, says government’s U-turns will cost business hundreds of billions John Cridland, director general of the...
Wednesday, 23 September 2015

The government promises 200k new houses a year? We’ve only ever come close to hitting that figure once since the 1970s

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KJ, Fee and Chris desperately seek diversion from the nation's never-ending property nightmare... SOURCE BBC NEWS : 'Million...

Twice as many LibDem voters went to Labour than to Conservative, but three times as many LibDem seats went Conservative than Labour. The LibDem collapse unintentionally handed the Tories victory in 2015. A LibDem "comeback" could hand Labour a victory in 2020.

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The Conservative victory in the 2015 General Election has rightly been described by just about everyone as "stunning". Howev...
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Thursday, 17 September 2015

Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 17th September)

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Revenue & Customs 'winding down' inquiries into HSBC Swiss tax evaders HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reopened its investiga...
Tuesday, 15 September 2015

What's the catch? MPs discover investment banks charged only £1 to “help” Treasury re-privatise Lloyds and RBS

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SOURCE  GUARDIAN :  What's the catch? MPs warn UKFI over banks' £1 privatisation fees UK Financial Investments (UKFI) is th...
Sunday, 13 September 2015

Taxes up! Public spending up! Government borrowing up! No, these aren't Corbyn's future plans. They are Osborne's 2015 Budget pledges

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“tax increases raise £47.2 billion over the Parliament…various tax and spending decisions have indirect effects that raise a further £14...
Thursday, 10 September 2015

Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 10th September)

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What's the catch? Investment banks charged only £1 to “advise” on Lloyds and RBS sell-off UK Financial Investments (UKFI) is the co...
Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Our banks aren't lending to the real economy. Maybe Corbyn’s QE and National Investment Bank will

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KJ get's there in the end, with help from Fee and Chris... SOURCE TELEGRAPH : Five good things about Corbyn (even if you're ...