Here is a sobering thought for those of us who save our pennies in order to give our kids a good Christmas, even more sobering for those who buy Christmas on credit cards: As of last Thursday we are nearer next Christmas than we are to last Christmas. I set up this blog to comment on the last Assembly election, in fits and starts it has kept on going. Incredibly we are now nearer the next Assembly...
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MiserableOldFart on 30th Jun 2009 (via miserableoldfart.blogspot.com)
Just a few lines that pop up in pieces about the mooted changes to credit cards terms. A large chunk of the British population has proved itself to be untrustworthy when it comes to credit, and credit card companies have encouraged us to borrow more than we can afford. If we can’t be disciplined about the
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TimWorstall on 28th Oct 2009 (via timworstall.com)
I've just had a letter from my credit card company advising my that my credit limit has been increased by roughly 30 per cent; obviously I had not requested this increase, nor do I need it (I've never paid a penny of interest on credit card debt, ever). I use my credit card solely as a means of payment where my debit cards (Maestro and charge cards) are not accepted and the full outstanding
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BillCameron on 30th Oct 2008 (via billcameron.blogspot.com)
Nearly £750,000 is spent on corporate credit cards used by a business arm of the assembly government, it emerges.
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BBCPolitics on 13th Jul 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
More than three-quarters of Scots are planning to recycle their Christmas cards, research has revealed.
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TheHerald on 30th Dec 2008 (via theherald.co.uk)
If you're the type to play keeping-up-with-the-Jones' with your Christmas cards, Comment Central is about to make your day. That's right - the picture above is of a card sent from President Obama to you, the Comment Central readers. It's...
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CommentCentral on 23rd Dec 2009 (via timesonline.typepad.com)
In a move sure to get Christians and tabloid newspaper journalists up in arms, the Prime Minister has removed all Christian imagery from his Christmas cards. The picture on the front of his cards does not contain any sign of angels, crosses or any other Christian imagery. But it’s not only Christianity that has been removed, so
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 26th Nov 2009 (via libdemvoice.org)
TheEuropean Commission has confirmed that on 21 October 2008 Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of several smart card chips producers in several Member States. These chips are used for the production of smart cards, such as telephone SIM cards, bank cards and identity cards.
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PublicTechnology on 8th Jan 2009 (via publictechnology.net)
Alan Whitehead MP will help the Woodland Trust create new woods by recycling their Christmas cards at the Tebourba Way Tesco's store on Friday 23rd January at 12pm. Cards are recycled, throughout January, in bins at WH Smith, Tesco, TK Maxx and Marks & Spencer. All of the cards collected during the campaign are taken to paper mills where they are recycled into brand new paper products, w...
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LabourMatters on 21st Jan 2009 (via labourmatters.com)
I’m sure I’m getting less Christmas cards this year. Maybe I’m not as popular as I was last year (after all I have started this blog in the last 12 months which has probably offended a few folk with its right wing ideas). Maybe it’s the credit crunch – people have less money to send cards - and it is at work where I’ve noticed a sharp decline. But it’s not...
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CobdensComments on 17th Dec 2008 (via cobdenscomments.blogspot.com)