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  • Mansion tax: a terrible, unworkable idea
    Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:58:02 Z
    Vince Cable?s plan to impose a tax on properties worth more than £2 million is impractical, unethical and cowardly, argues Linton Chiswick.

BBC Business News

  • PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy
    Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:29:26 GMT
    More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.
  • Work contacts 'cut dropout rate'
    Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:37:36 GMT
    The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.
  • VIDEO: Your Money: Tips on money management
    Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:09:48 GMT
    In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks problems with pensions, considers the benefits of credit unions and gets some top tips on how to manage your money.
  • High Streets bid for £1m funding
    Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:35:58 GMT
    The government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas.

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BBC News

  • PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy
    Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:29:26 GMT
    More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.
  • Syria veto a mistake, says Hague
    Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:27:04 GMT
    UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says China and Russia will be "held responsible" for violence in Syria after vetoing a UN resolution condemning government repression.
  • Warning over icy road conditions
    Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:12:00 GMT
    Forecasters are warning of widespread ice on Sunday as the worst of the wintry weather begins to ease across Wales.
  • Snowfall leaves drivers trapped
    Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:09:40 GMT
    Motorists spend the night in their cars as heavy snow causes widespread travel disruption across England.

Sky Business News

  • US Jobs Rise Boosts Hopes For World Economy

    The global economy received a boost after better-than-expected US jobs figures pushed the Dow Jones stock market index to its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis.
  • RBS Chair Attacks 'Anti-Business Ministers'

    Ministers should abandon a growing tendency to indulge in anti-business rhetoric or risk damaging Britain's economic recovery, the head of the state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has warned.

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