Sunday 28 November 2010

Councils stop elderly from getting help

Thousands are paying nursing home fees that the NHS should cover.








Irish bailout fury as EU 'nationalises' Bank of Ireland

The European Union is to announce the effective nationalisation of Bank of Ireland within the next 48 hours after a weekend of crisis meetings between finance ministers and angry public demonstrations across Europe.

O'Neill says euro faces 'black swan' moment

The respected Goldman Sachs chief who correctly predicted the rise of the BRIC countries says the eurozone must begin fiscal and political harmonisation if the single currency is to survive.

Why we need higher interest rates

BoE policymaker Andrew Sentance says it time for interest rates to rise gradually because the global and UK economy has bounced back more strongly than expected and the inflation outlook has changed markedly.

UK to cut 90,000 fewer public sector jobs

The number of jobs forecast to be cut in the public sector – 490,000 – is set to be lowered by 90,000 after better than expected economic growth figures and higher tax returns.