The government is planning to scrap compulsory retirement at 65 for men and 60 for women and replace it with voluntary retirement at 67. The idea is to allow people to decide for themselves when they would like to retire rather than forcing them to quit their jobs immediately they meet the 65 deadline. The [...]
In another tough statement on the state of Britain’s finances the Chancellor, George Osborne has demanded that the MoD bear the full cost of renewing the country’s Trident nuclear deterrent which has been put at £20 billion. The MoD is already facing cuts in its budget of between 10% and 20%, if it has to [...]
London Mayor Boris Johnson today launched the capital’s answer to Paris’s Velib bike-hire scheme. Designed to reduce carbon emissions in Britain’s capital and to improve the health and fitness of its citizens, the new bicycles were hailed by the Mayor with the words: “This is the Rolls Royce of bicycles. I’m not saying it will [...]
The Home Builders Federation have announced that Britain will need 2.4 million new Retirement Homes by the year 2026. This means that senior citizens will continue their march to becoming the dominant force in the housing market. Much of the requirement for new retirement homes is being generated by ex-patriate pensioners returning to Britain now [...]
The Association of British Insurers issued a warning today that a higher risk of flooding due to climate change could cause a rise in house insurance premiums. The floods that devastated large areas of Cumbria around the town of Cockermouth last November led to motor and home insurance claims in excess of £200 million and [...]
In its annual State of the Climate review the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration says that the evidence of global warming is “undeniable”. It also clearly states the activities of man are very likely to blame. The evidence for the report was pulled together by the Met Office using ten key climate indicators. These [...]
Christophe Lemaitre won the 100 metres final at the European Championships in great style in a time of 10.11 seconds. At the gun Chambers shot out of the blocks and was the clear leader right up to the half way mark. Then he seemed to lose his stride pattern and the other runners started to [...]
Appearing before a panel of MP’s this morning the Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King said that the Monetary Policy Committee had decided to maintain the Bank Rate at 0.5%. However, he warned that CPI inflation is still running above the government target of 3.2% and that the introduction of the higher level [...]
A company called Isis Solar is offering anyone with a south facing roof and at least 24 square metres of unshaded area the chance to dramatically decrease their electricity bill. In return for allowing the company to install their solar panels on your roof and allowing the company access to your property for maintenance work, [...]
A study just published by a team from Brigham Young University in Utah led by Dr. Timothy Smith has revealed that Social Isolation is as likely to lead to premature death as a lack of exercise, smoking fifteen cigarettes a day or excessive alcohol consumption which is defined as six or more units a day. [...]
