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• Miserden, the UK village with worse internet than Mount Everest

  06-03-2016 19:00
  
  Human rights are under threat in the Gloucestershire parish – where it could take half a day to download a filmName: Miserden, Gloucestershire.Age: Old enough to be mentioned in the Domesday Book – which was completed in 1086 – under its former name, Greenhampstead. Continue reading...
  
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• George Osborne could raise higher tax rate threshold in budget

  06-03-2016 18:08
  
  Chancellor considering raising level at which people start paying higher rate after scrapping plans to raid pensions tax reliefGeorge Osborne is considering raising the level at which people start paying the higher rate of tax after scrapping plans for a raid on pensions tax relief, according to reports.The chancellor wishes to “take a step” towards a £50,000 target by 2020 in his budget on 16 March in a boost for middle earners, the Sun on Sunday suggested. Continue reading...
  
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• Wage growth, the fatal flaw in George Osborne's economic storyline

  06-03-2016 14:00
  
  The chancellor wants a precarious workforce, scared of its own shadow, reluctant to ask for a pay rise Before Christmas, George Osborne was riding high, armed with the £27bn of extra cash thrown his way by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and its optimistic forecasts for growth and tax receipts. He was supposed be greeted with a cry of Hail, Caesar! when he arrived in the House of Commons to deliver his second budget of the parliament.
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• Silicon Valley's gender problem extends beyond pay gap

  06-03-2016 14:00
  
  Companies like Arjuna are beginning to take action to address pay inequality, but demographic data doesn’t tell the full story of women’s experienceMicrosoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, earned infamy for his declaration that women should not bother to ask for raises. Instead, he suggested in October 2014, they should have faith that the system will reward them appropriately. Refraining from asking for a raise, he added, is actually “good karma”.Related: Micros
  
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• UK Top Bankers To Be Held Personally Responsible For Banks' Financial ... - International Business Times

  06-03-2016 13:01
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  UK Top Bankers To Be Held Personally Responsible For Banks' Financial ...
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  File photograph shows an employee walking over a mosaic depicting pound sterling symbols on the floor An employee is seen walking over a mosaic of pound sterling symbols set in the floor of the front hall of the Bank of England, London, March 25, 2008.en meer »
  

• Mortgage rates continue to fall

  06-03-2016 08:00
  
  Borrowers still benefit from Bank of England cutting base rate to 0.5%Seven years of record low interest rates may have hammered savers, but borrowers are continuing to benefit.Yesterday marked the seventh anniversary of the Bank of England slashing interest rates to their current 0.5% historic low. And while the outlook for savers remains bleak, competition among mortgage lenders is increasing. Continue reading...
  
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• MBMI Files Period End Financial Statements - Yahoo Finance UK

  06-03-2016 04:56
  
  MBMI Files Period End Financial Statements
  Yahoo Finance UK
  MARKHAM, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jul 19, 2016) - MBMI RESOURCES INC. ("MBMI" or the "Company") (NEX:MBR.H) announces that it has filed its unaudited interim financial statements for the period ended April 30, 2016 ("Financial Statements"), and ...
  
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