Archive for August, 2009
All ‘Go’ for railway co-op: Co-operative News
Electrification of the London to Swansea rail line is good news for public transport users in the South West and the Government’s approval for Network Rail to meet the £1bn cost is a demonstration of real commitment not just to the rail system, but also to combatting climate change.
But for many people away from the [...]
Irish cuts are hurting: Public Finance
Public spending cuts of 8.5%, involving “initial reductions” of 17,300 jobs, have been proposed to the Irish Government to help get its public finances under control. The measures are proposed by economist Colm McCarthy at the request of finance minister Brian Lenihan, who called for a national debate on them.
McCarthy’s proposed cuts amount to €5.3bn, [...]
MoneyTalks: Bye bye BT?: Belfast Telegraph
Bye bye BT?
by Paul Gosling
BT’s call charges are to go up by nearly 15% from October – on top of a similar increase earlier this year. It is time to consider how best to cut those rising phone bills.
The bad BT news is that standard call charges are to jump from 4.5 pence per minute [...]
Questions of Cash: ‘Online flight confusion left us cashless’: The Independent
Q. In March, I was looking at the easyJet website for flights to Bordeaux for four people, plus car hire. Somehow, by mistake, I booked the flights and car hire. I found a helpline, costing 65p per minute, where the operator told me she could cancel the car hire. But because it was more than [...]
