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Scotland Goes To The Polls - Politics With A Tartan Twist
On May 5th Scots will be voting twice, for the party they want to govern at Holyrood and, alongside the rest of the country on whether they want the voting system to shift to an Alternative Vote.
What's happening in Scotland has taken on a greater sign...
Move To Scotland, Gain Equity and More Disposable Income.
Many television programmes show people in England moving to a better life abroad, however recently people in England who want a better way of life are deciding to just cross the border into Scotland. Scotland offers free prescriptions, good schools, no u...
Ed Miliband Wants To Work With Nick Clegg
Ed Miliband the Labour leader recently stated that Nick Clegg was a "perfectly nice guy" who had made the wrong decision by forming a Coalition Government with the Conservative party.
I really wonder what planet Ed Miliband is from as Nick Clegg showed...
Ed Miliband Pact With The Lib Dems
Miliband has called the decision by the Liberal Democrat's to form a coalition with the Conservative party as a "tragic mistake" and suggests that they should join forces with the Labour party on matters of common interest.
I really am very puzzled wha...
Is Ed Miliband A "Nothing Man"?
When their first parliamentary meeting happened in this year, Mr Cameron referred to Ed Miliband as the "nothing man", while Ed Miliband accused Dave Cameron of making "pathetic excuses".
At another exchange Cameron stated that the Labour party had a s...
House buyers 'keen to find out about tax'
When people are buying a home, it is not simply factors such as the price, area, style and quality of the property in question that they are interested in.
This is according to an article in the Financial Times, which suggests that consumers are also k...
AMT “Patched” Once Again – This Year’s Fix Also Includes 2011
A last-ditch effort on the part of liberal Democrats in the House to send the big tax cut extension bill back to the Senate has failed. With last night’s favorable vote, an AMT Patch for 2010 and 2011 has now been passed by Congress, included as a part of...
Significant Progress Being Made on the AMT Patch
The good news we’ve been reading this week is that the desperately-needed Alternative Minimum Tax patch has now been included in the same bill as the extension of the so-called Bush tax cuts. Congress is anxious to adjourn and get home for Christmas, and...
The End of the Child Trust Fund
The Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition have begun to make changes to the Child Trust Fund, and will be scrapping the scheme altogether in the new year. The Child Trust Fund was bought in by the previous Labour government with parents given a £250 v...
Government leaders in England use TM technique to reduce stress, feel calmer, sleep better
Acute stress and deep fatigue are common features in the lives of government leaders everywhere. These factors take a negative toll, impacting health and the quality of leadership.
William Hague, the current Foreign Secretary in a Conservative-Liberal ...
Tax planning 'to come under more scrutiny'
Experts have predicted that those who set up trusts as part of their tax planning strategies may be set to come under more scrutiny.
According to a report in the Financial Times, accountants suggest that prosecutions among those who establish such asse...
Is Britain moving to a phase of uncertainty?
While the question "who would be king?' may be top most on everybody's mind, a more sober observation would be "regardless of who would be the king, is the nation heading for some uncertain times?" The people's mandate as things stand seems to indicate a ...
Higher earners warned over tax relief
Those that fall into the higher earners bracket have been warned that the government may impose further restrictions to pension savings in the emergency Budget on June 22.Accountants and wealth advisers have reported a surge in calls from clients that ear...
What Is A Fair Amount Of Contact For A Child?
Shared parenting and fathers' rights are hot topics, but what is a fair amount of contact for a father to have with his children?
Some people think that every other weekend is a suitable arrangement and sure, for some parents this suits their working a...
Five Big Predictions for the Post-Election Economy
With the General Election campaigns already in full swing, Britain is destined to become a very different place before too long. But just how different exactly?
Post-credit crunch reality has set in and whichever party gets into power will have some to...