Does anyone know those guys? They are situated in Wales, UK. Are they cowboys or economic fiction writers? Finnish Center for Statistics says that their GDP figures for Finland are far from correct. Which is obvious, except for them. http://www.hugginsassociates.com/latest_news.php

After reading the French Property thread and not knowing anything about buying a house (too young) I was just wondering what does the actual process involve, specifically the mortgage paying bit. Say if i were to see a cheap little house in France for 50k EURO (37k GBP) would I have to have French mortgage lender or could it be an English one? A very stupid question but I was not sure of the...

On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 06:04:44 +0100, "Dr.Stephen GoldenGun" wrote: I'm offering part of a business for sale and I am wondering if anybody can recommend a good newspaper or medium to advertise in? Are you a medical doctor, academic doctor or internet doctor? Peter Saxton from London

On a recent 'Tonight with Trevor McDonald' something was mentioned about a maximum cap on redemption charges of a certain amount. Could somebody remained what this was please. Chris...

"David Floyd" wrote in message ... In message of Wed, 23 Jul 2003, a0000000000 writes Have they? Can you point me in the right direction to find out more? Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 has made some changes to the way in which NI and income are defined for some classes of employment, in particular directors. You need to...

Hi all, Just a very quick and simple mortgage question ... When is the first repayment 'normally' due ?? a calander month after you draw down on the mortgage, the 1st of the next month, immediately.. ?? Chances are this may change depending on the lender - but is there a usual practise ?? If anyone know the specifics of a northern rock 'Together' mortgage, then even better !

Pete Smith wrote in message ... Hi all. I've got a question about additional income. I've done a google, and got a hit on a question similar to this, but from a few years ago, and things may have changed since then. Basically, I'm employed full time. I'm not self employed, and don't have a limited company...

Dudley wrote: Has anyone ever had problems with Egg closing a credit card account. No. But I had problems closing a savings account. It took a letter to the Data Protection Registrar to knock some sense into them.

Hi there I am looking for information concerning options etc for a person who owes money in Britain, however is presently expat in another country. The person in question has left UK for now and is resident elsewhere. When he left the country he has debts to a trading bank and also the Inland revenue for unpaid taxes to date. The total amount owed is less than 15,000 pounds.

Dr. Karl Marx wrote in message ... Why am I so popular! "Stephen Burke" I am more popular ! I doubt that he is a troll, at least I've never seen a troll post such a

"Stu" wrote in message ... Since 1 July 2003 it has been possible to transfer euros around the EU without additional charges. I've recently discovered that although I can initiate a charge-free transfer in euros from my Dutch bank account to my UK NatWest account that I still get clobbered for a hefty 6 UKP...

Can anyone help unravel the nightmarish tax maze landed on a shareholding of Marconi plc shares following the reorganisation of Marconi's share structure? There is information in the recent annual report (2002/3 issued on 18 July 03) and on their website (http://www.marconi.com/media/Restructuring/RestructuringUKTax.pdf), but it's very dry and theoretical. A worked (fictitious) example would...

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:54:27 +1000, B J Foster wrote: "In the report, the BBC said Britain's intelligence services were concerned that Blair aides had 'sexed up' claims about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction in a dossier justifying the case for war. ... I don't understand how there is any argument the 45 minutes claim was sexed up. Can't possibly see how any...

I am living in France, and paid in euros. I have the possibility to agree my contract rate in euros or pounds. Is the consensus of opinion that over the next year the euro will increase in value in comparison with the pound or decrease?

In message , Thom Baguley writes It does seem odd though that selling life insurance to people with no dependants isn't considered dodgy by the regulator. What regulator? Term assurance isnt a regulated product. -- john boyle

Clare Short (commenting on the villification of the BBC): "It's all part of a distraction from the real issues: How did we get to war in Iraq?" Lindsay Tanner (commenting on the villification of the ABC): "Senator Alston should apologise and get back to tackling the big issues in his portfolio instead of pursuing this vindictive war against the ABC" Rod Speed wrote:

Stephen - you missed a once in a lifetime opportunity !! - "The federation has started an ambitious project to tackle the poor public perception of social housing that has meant that many housing associations have had problems letting their properties. It has hired the marketing guru Wally Olins to produce a positive brand identity for the sector. As part of the market research for the project...

Bitstring , from the wonderful person bennyboo said Hi, I was wondering if anyone could shed any light on something? If i were to cancel a credit card - or even lose it, so that I received a new one - what would happen if a company tried to bill me using the old card details?? - i.e. a recurring billing from my...

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Suppose a certain country is loaded with a very heavy debt burden. Does devaluating that country's currency make paying off its debt easier?