Top Ten Most Expensive Countries for Petrol: England Hits the List
Anyone who owns a car, or a newspaper for that matter, knows that gas prices are a hot topic of conversation these days. England has had its share of petrol panic lately, with motorists running to fill up their tanks […]
Alcohol Companies Up in Arms Over Cameron’s New Tax
Alcohol distributors and manufacturers are up in arms in Britain. That’s because Prime Minister David Cameron, in a move that appears to be highly motivated to hide the “granny tax” on pensioners, just unveiled a new strategy on alcohol tax. […]
Recession Leading to Drop in Obesity Rates
Perhaps there is one good thing that has come out of the recent recession – weight loss. Since the financial crisis of 2007, obesity rates in the US have, apparently, been slashed in half. Most studies find that when people […]
Exorbitant Prices at the Gas Pump
Motorists in the UK should be screaming just about now. That's because they have the highest tax burden in the entire EU, according to official figures that were recently released. In England, 60% of the price of gas and 58% […]
Shaking Up the Energy Market with Which?
Which? is creating a revolution – and it appears to be working. More than 75,000 consumers who are all sick of the rising gas and electricity bills hitting them in the UK, are fighting back with their collective consumer power. […]
Free Bus Fair Falls on Deaf Ears
While perhaps not the most profound study of all times, the research company Ice recently tested out an interesting theory. Arming a collection of lovely ladies with sandwich boards that read, “Ask me to pay your bus fare and I […]
Dr. Martens Up For Sale
Dr. Martens are a household name around the world now, after first being invented in April of 1960. While they were originally a sign of youthful rebellion and protest, they quickly became more accepted as Peter Townshend of The Who […]
Mortgage Price War Takes Off
If you can afford to do so – now may be the time to lock in a great mortgage rate. A mortgage price war has just started in the UK, with rates hitting record lows. This is being done as […]
NAO Pointing Finger at Government Employment Program
While the government has been bragging about the welfare to work program, they are now getting heat for its implementation. A report from the National Audit Office shows that the program may fail to actually help the long-term problem with […]