The Labour Party

Conservatives pledge to scrap HIPs - The Conservatives have said today that should they win the election next year, one of the first things they would do is to scrap Home Information Packs (HIPs). Property owners have to have a HIP…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 09:44 on 24-Nov-2009

Departure tax increases come into force - The tax that each passenger pays to take a flight from the UK, known as the Air Passenger Duty, rose from 1 November and there will be another increase from November next year. Whereas before th…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:42 on 02-Nov-2009

Lib Dems propose plans to give power back to consumers - The Liberal Democrat conference has approved plans to re-balance the relationship between customers and companies and public bodies, which they argue has become too skewed in favour of companies.…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 12:14 on 24-Sep-2009

Reactions to the 2009 Budget - The morning after the day before and strong reactions to the Chancellor's 2009 budget ('In the News' yesterday) are emerging, predominently negative. The Economy The International Moneta…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 11:43 on 23-Apr-2009

How will the 2009 Budget affect you? - A summary of the key points for the consumer in the 2009 Budget, which was announced today. Headlines on the Economy: 1. Chancellor forecasts GDP to decrease by 3.5% this year (over twice…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 14:18 on 22-Apr-2009

Petrol tax goes up 2p today - Petrol and diesel will go up 2.12p-a-litre from today after the government implemented a rise in taxes. The government had deferred the increase twice because of high oil prices last year. Or…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:34 on 01-Apr-2009

Government's Warm Front scheme is criticised - According to a Times Online article, complaints about the government's Warm Front scheme are mounting. Warm Front has also been criticised by the National Audit Office for “inefficient targeting…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:14 on 16-Feb-2009

B&B mortgages nationalised and savings bought by Santander - The latest development in the financial crisis is that Bradford & Bingley (B&B) has been nationalised by the Government. Late last week B&B announced plans to reduce its mortgage lending business…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 09:40 on 29-Sep-2008

Chancellor summons supermarkets to discuss food prices - The Chancellor has summoned executives from leading supermarkets, including Tesco and Asda, the National Farmers Union and the British Retail Consortium to Downing Street today to discuss the eff…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 09:00 on 22-May-2008

Royal Mail future bleak after report highlights weakness - The future of Royal Mail has been called into question after an independent report commissioned by the Government found that, as a result of its strategy of opening up the postal service to compe…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:23 on 07-May-2008