The Leader of the Commons gave warning that the shakeup must not prevent those without private financial means from entering Parliament.

The Ulster Unionist Party tabled a motion today asking the Assembly to note with concern the increasing number of pensioners who are experiencing debt and financial difficulties amid the current financial climate.

The European Parliament has published its report on its budgetary and financial management during financial year 2008. It outlines the financial situation and the events which have had a significant influence on activities during the year (in parts I and II)and gives a synthetic account of the achievement of the objectivesfor the year (in part III). Source: European Parliament: Report on budgetary...

Over a quarter of employees are worried about debt, with one in five reporting they are being kept awake at night by financial worries and over ten per cent saying their health was suffering as a result. Additionally, workers with fewer financial worries report better productivity at work than...

The European Parliament may exempt pension funds from a draft proposal to tax a wide variety of financial transactions, the head of the legislature’s committee for financial regulation said yesterday (8 November). More »

Financial Inclusion Fund axe could lead to more people being sent to court because of debt. Sheffield's Labour MPs have condemned moves by the Treasury to slash specialist debt support for individuals finding themselves in financial trouble. The unit in Sheffield in last year helped individuals who had a total of £25.6m of debt and prevented the loss of 110 clients' homes and succe...

EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso has appealed on the European Parliament to tighten up draft EU rules on financial regulation which MEPs say have been "watered down" by Britain.

THE financial crisis is likely to add up to £1.5 trillion to the national debt, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. The surge comes from the huge liabi

Also from Der Spiegel, a useful backgrounder on ratings agencies and their role in the financial crisis especially relevant following Standard and Poor’s downgrading of British sovereign debt. These issues are at the center of bitter disputes in the financial...

I’ve recently been having some financial debates with a friend. I suppose you could regard him as an up and coming financial journalist. We disagree on quite a lot. Mainly because I believe in the Austrian economic model and he likes Robert Peston. As a result of this I thought I would post this video