It’s been an eventful week for me. Last Sunday I was still officially a lucky escaper of the credit crunch. The lucky co-owner of an unwanted, brand spanking new flat (notice how I have reverted to “flat” - as opposed to apartment - as the credit crunch has set in), we were all
submitted by
QuaequamBlog on 7th Oct 2008 (via theliberati.net)
Credit unions have a vital role to play in time of a credit crunch, experts said yesterday.
submitted by
WalesOnline on 14th Jul 2008 (via walesonline.co.uk)
Tags:
Sir Bonar writesSince I’ve been asked this month to address a couple of issues in our staff newsletter Saturn I thought I might share my answers with the readers of Ideal Government. You might find it in some small way instructive of what goes on inside the Whitehall machine. First we had a question about the global credit crunch and how it would affect our futures. The credit crunch is a fi...
submitted by
IdealGovernment on 7th Oct 2008 (via idealgovernment.com)
Peter Mandelson is to meet credit card bosses to demand that they do more to help people struggling with debt in the credit crunch.
submitted by
SkyNews on 26th Nov 2008 (via news.sky.com)
I have been away on work in the states for the last week, so I had a shed load of mail to open today. Nothing major, but one thing that did make me laugh, is the amount of credit I was offered. Credit cards, loans, car finance, you name it, I was eligible and invited to join. Yet banks with centuries of history won't lend each other a bean, hence the massive theft of taxpayers money, to let b...
submitted by
WokingLibertarians on 13th Oct 2008 (via wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com)
The UK's economic woes come from a toxic cocktail of credit crunch and sky-high oil prices. But while some analysts expect the effects of the credit crunch to improve within years, the problem with oil is looking far more severe.
submitted by
PoliticsCoUk on 7th Aug 2008 (via politics.co.uk)
SCOTTISH ministers want schoolchildren to learn how to get through the credit crunch and use money responsibly in the future.
submitted by
Scotsman on 5th Oct 2009 (via news.scotsman.com)
According to the BBPA, the pub industry is the latest victim of the credit crunch.DRINKERS are saving pounds by cutting down on visits to the pub in favour of enjoying their favourite tipple at home.A visit to the local has become the latest victim of the credit crunch, according to the Quarterly Beer Barometer from the British Beer and Pub Association.Blaming things on the credit crunch seems to ...
submitted by
TheCynicalDragon on 29th Jul 2008 (via thecynicaldragon.blogspot.com)
Claims that the Tory conference would be an austere and sober affair were, thankfully, totally unfounded
submitted by
Guardian on 2nd Oct 2008 (via guardian.co.uk)
I've been looking for something like this - an explanation of the credit crunch, by an economist, in words that I can understand.
submitted by
BishopHill on 4th Feb 2009 (via bishophill.squarespace.com)
No frozen turkeys at Sainsbury's first thing this morning. Had to fight to get one of the last remaining fancy fresh ones - £35.
