Payment surcharges - extra fees added to the price of a purchase based on a consumers' choice of payment - have become increasingly widespread. The...
Britain's financial climate is every bit as chilly as the inclement wintry weather at the moment. Politicians, bankers and business titans are struggling hard to maintain confidence in the economy as evidence mounts of a possible return to recession.
Almost a third of Britons will get into debt to help fund their Christmas spending, research has revealed. The YouGov study found 31% will go in...
Low pay it is having a deeply damaging effect on the lives of children in Britain. These children, whose parents, according to UNICEF, 'often work long hours or work several jobs to makes ends meet', face a long list of disadvantages: greater risk of obesity, heart disease and mental health problems.
I'm not against Christmas, contrary to the view of the parent of a child that approached me once and asked if I was Santa's sister because his mum has said I was 'Aunty Christmas.' I love Christmas.
Youth unemployment is a tragedy for those affected, a huge loss for society and politically damaging. But the Chancellor knows that the real driver of economic recovery or stagnation is how confident the vast bulk in the middle feel. The problem is he has nothing up his sleeves for them.
What should I be doing to prepare and reduce the effects of the recession? When I go to the coffee shop should I downgrade from a vente to a grande? Should I abandon the coffee shop altogether as an excessive pleasure and drink granulated coffee at home?
Here's a fact that surprises most people: Citizens Advice offers more places to get help than Tesco and Sainsbury's have shops put together. Whatever size community you're in we're likely to be there - from your local parish to your county and up to the national level.
Members of the House of Lords owe more than £30,000 in unpaid bills for food and drink bought in the Palace of Westminster, it has been revealed. ...
As the Irish presidential race heats up I have been disappointed to find that not one of the seven candidates has touched upon an issue of crucial imp...
When the Prime Minister David Cameron decided to devote a portion of his conference speech to urging us all to pay off our debts, he must have known he'd face a blizzard of criticism from the mainstream economies profession.
It seems to me to be one very large gamble and I'm not entirely sure it will work. In fact, I fear it will simply mean that most people in Britain will end up paying more for poorer quality public services that have been channelled toward the private sector, all through the back door.
David Cameron will urge people to pay off their credit card debts in order to help boost the economy, as UK growth figures for the second quarter of 2...
The average woman spends up to £500 mending a broken heart, according to a recent survey by Superdrug. The poll, which questioned 2,000 women, fou...
PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Shell-shocked investors have been given some respite after the City's worst trading session in nearly three years. An uneasy c...
PRESS ASSOCIATION -- London's leading shares index is braced for another rocky day after panic over the state of the global economy triggered its bigg...
Britons have little spare income left to handle spiralling living costs and increased food prices after paying off debts, according to a report out on...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have reaffirmed their commitment to keep Greece in the eurozone following an eme...
Ed Miliband has put great stock in renewing what he calls 'The British Promise'. Essentially, it is the idea that each generation should enjoy a higher standard of living than the generation who went before.
Sport is not just a game. It can inspire hope from despair, as we have seen attempts at in Sri Lanka in recent years. It can make a lucky cadre of talented individuals very, very wealthy indeed.
Rating agency Moody's has cut Japan's long-term sovereign debt rating, citing concerns about the size of the country's deficit and borrowing levels. ...
The overall value of mortgage lending remained stagnant in July according to the British Bankers Association, but the number of mortgages approved did...
A double dip recession in the US remains unlikely, in spite of the weak second quarter and downwards revisions to earlier GDP data. All the leading indicators suggest that it is not going to happen. And, even if it does happen, it's not the worst outcome.
PRESS ASSOCIATION -- A rise in mortgage arrears and negative equity in the north of Britain have been blamed on the UK's growing north-south jobs divi...
Average student debt for students starting in 2012 could hit £53,000, according to the Push university guide. This is twice as much as for those star...
