Labour councils responded to a government consultation paper on how to save council tax money by arguing that the single person 25% discount should be abolished.
News
Tax is taxing
Just as the boss of HMRC was complaining that ‘cash in hand’ payments are robbing hospitals and schools of tax money, along comes a survey of accountants that claims that builders make the most mistakes on their tax returns as they deal in large amounts of cash.
Business & Finance
Gold at six week high
The Federal Reserve’s dovish pledge to keep interest rates scraping along the bottom for another two years has sent the price of gold surging upwards.
Politics
Alex Salmond wants Scottish independence by 2016
The First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond MSP, has laid out his plans for a route to Scottish independence as well as the question those living in Scotland will be asked in any referendum to decide the issue.
Science, Technology & Environment
Bus-sized asteroid in close pass with Earth
An asteroid, some 35 feet across or about the size of a bus, is due to pass within 36.750 miles of the Earth 15:25 GMT today (plus or minus a minute), Friday 27th January 2012.
Silver gets a new market
A team from the University of Illinois have come up with an easily made and applied silver ink that has a conductivity equal to that of bulk silver.
Comment
Is intellectual honesty important?