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Taxing Times: Backlash Over Granny Tax

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.03.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Liberal Democrat, Budget 2012, UK News, Granny Tax, UK Conservative Party, UK Labour Party, Gransnet, Ed Miliband, 50p Tax, Budget Taxes, George Osborne, UK Politics News

George Osborne is facing a mounting backlash over his £1 billion "granny tax" raid on the incomes of millions of pensioners. The Chancellor's move...

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What Should Osborne Do? HuffPost Takes The Economic Air

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.03.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: UK News, Mumsnet, 2012 Budget, Budget, Gransnet, UK Economy, UK Business, George Osborne, UK Politics News

On Wednesday lunchtime the Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his annual Budget statement to the Commons. The 2012 Budget comes as the UK economy...

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Why Are Older People Consistently Assumed to Be Entirely Lacking in Taste?

Geraldine Bedell | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Gransnet, Elderly, Geraldine Bedell, Social Media, UK Tech, Advertising, Elderly People, Online, Marketing, Technology Strategy Board, Tomorrow Together, Grandparents, UK Lifestyle News
Geraldine Bedell

It's hardly surprising that so few of us are looking forward to getting old. While most people can appreciate that it's better than the alternative, a lot of the time it's not that much better. Never before in human history have so many of us lived so long, and we're singularly ill-prepared for this change in the shape of human lives.

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Grandparents Are Feeling The Pinch This Christmas

PA | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Christmas Presents, UK News, Finance, UK Relationships, Gransnet, Christmas, Grandparents, Cost-of-Christmas, Family, UK Lifestyle News

Almost half of grandparents are worried about the cost of Christmas, a survey has found. The research, conducted by grandparents' so...

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