Are there many more out there in the UK who are totally hacked off at this government’s treatment of savers during this financial crisis?
At a time when it’s clear to just about anyone with half a brain, that the present problems stem from excessive borrowing, this wonderful government of ours is doing all it can [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Gordon Brown’
So what about us savers?
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics, tagged banks, borrowing, financial crisis, Gordon Brown, interest rates, lending, savings on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The silence of Gordon Brown explained.
Posted in Police, Politics, tagged damian green, Gordon Brown, leak on November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Why has Brown been silent over the Damian Green arrest affair?
Look no further than the following.
VAT – the EU elephant in the room.
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics, tagged Alistair Darling, Brussels, directive, EU, Gordon Brown, VAT on November 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Alistair Darling, (the nominated UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, although some would allege it is still Prime Minister Gordon Brown who pulls the purse strings), is widely expected to attempt to kick start the economy this week by reducing the standard rate of VAT from 17.5% to 15%.
What of course goes unremarked by the europhile [...]
How independent is the Bank of England?
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics, tagged Bank of England, Gordon Brown, government on November 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Gordon Brown is apparently refusing to confirm whether Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, will be re-appointed next year. See Daily Telegraph report
I note that the Bank of England Act 1998, which granted independence to the Bank of England, (ironically one of Brown’s first acts on becoming chancellor in 1997), [...]
