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Offline DaveR

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« Reply #300 on: January 29, 2014, 01:00:40 pm »
Look more closely at that story:

An earlier version of this story said Barclays had confirmed that it was closing 400 bank branches in the UK. The story has now been changed after Barclays Head Office in London withdrew that confirmation and clarified its position.

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« Reply #301 on: January 29, 2014, 04:19:37 pm »
It has been updated again since at 13.20.


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« Reply #302 on: October 06, 2014, 03:33:52 pm »
New pound coin designed to combat counterfeiting

A new £1 coin, billed by the Royal Mint as the "most secure coin in the world", is to be introduced in 2017.
The move comes amid concerns about the 30-year old coin's vulnerability to counterfeiting, with an estimated 45 million forgeries in circulation.
The new coin is based on the design of the old threepenny bit, a 12-sided coin in circulation between 1937 and 1971.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26632863

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« Reply #303 on: October 24, 2014, 02:52:50 pm »
 UK won't pay £1.7bn EU bill next month

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29754168

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« Reply #304 on: October 24, 2014, 03:07:09 pm »
I like this:

"If his diplomats can't do a decent deal, they will come back to haunt him."
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes.

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« Reply #305 on: October 24, 2014, 06:13:08 pm »
I like this:

"If his diplomats can't do a decent deal, they will come back to haunt him."
Well it is nearly Halloween  WWW

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Re: Financial matters
« Reply #306 on: October 24, 2014, 06:49:38 pm »
Why is the UK being asked for more money?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29757296

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« Reply #307 on: October 24, 2014, 09:51:52 pm »
Why is the UK being asked for more money?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29757296

Because we have such a strong, vibrant economy, due to the austerity measures we have suffered, that we need to hand it over to people in Greece, and other countries where they have not got their house in order.
Let's not build 20 new hospitals, let's send that money to Roumania!

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« Reply #308 on: October 24, 2014, 10:12:56 pm »
you will never get your Knee done sending our money to Roumania,

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« Reply #309 on: October 25, 2014, 12:13:40 am »
you will never get your Knee done sending our money to Roumania,

Precisely my point Bri.
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« Reply #310 on: October 25, 2014, 08:01:53 pm »
  Since when has Snowcap pinch the name Bri?

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« Reply #311 on: October 25, 2014, 09:18:33 pm »
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Offline DaveR

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Re: Financial matters
« Reply #312 on: December 04, 2014, 08:50:23 am »
Interesting change in the law re Stamp Duty on house purchases. People with the most expensive houses will pay far more:

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Re: Financial matters
« Reply #313 on: December 04, 2014, 09:09:01 am »
Interesting change in the law re Stamp Duty on house purchases. People with the most expensive houses will pay far more:

I suppose it's fairer that those who can afford more pay more.   The Labour Party are proposing a "Mansion Tax" on properties worth over £2  million when they get into power so it'll be interesting to see if this action affects their proposal.
I know that Wales ( possibly Scotland too)  had the properties revalued about the year 2003 but can't recall if England has had their properties revalued.  If they haven't then I think that it's unlikely to happen with a General Election coming up next year.

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« Reply #314 on: April 14, 2016, 04:39:15 pm »
This article does not mention which branches are closing but as there are two in the area Col.Bay and Llandudno I thought it might be of interest.......

600 jobs being axed at RBS and 32 branches to close
Around 600 jobs are being axed and 32 branches closed at Royal Bank of Scotland in the latest jobs cull at the state-backed lender.

The job losses will impact its retail banking division, with around 200 roles going across London and the South East and almost 400 being cut in the Midlands, East and the North, according to trade union Unite.

Unite said the job cuts come as 32 RBS branches are being shut, with many more seeing their opening hours reduced.

The union said 220 branches are changing their opening hours across the North, while 94 are seeing hours reduced in the Midlands and East.
"With every branch closure, NatWest is slamming its doors on another community, dangerously undermining the bank's long-term future."

RBS was not immediately available for comment.
Its latest job losses mean RBS has axed 1,500 roles so far this year as it looks to trim costs and stem losses.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/600-jobs-being-axed-rbs-11187066