Latest uk jobless figures
Latest uk jobless figures
The uk recession has claimed more jobs according to the latest jobless figures released today.
The uk jobless total has climbed to nearly 2400,000 which is a rise of 220,000 to june. This takes the jobless rate up to nearly 8% of the uk`s workforce.
Claims for unemployment benefit were the highest in 12 years, increasing by 24,900 in July to 1.58 million.
It goes without saying, that the uk economy still has a long way to go before it starts a recovery from the uk recession.
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Ebay selling cars for GM
Recession car sales
Ebay.com has teamed up with general motors to sell cars and trucks in an experiment to reach new customers and help the car giant regain the lost market the recession has caused.
Starting Tuesday 11th august, eBay visitors will be able to visit Web pages like gm.ebay.com and chevy.ebay.com, where they can browse new 2008 and 2009 vehicles, ask dealers questions and figure out financing. Selected 2010 models also will be available.
UK car manufacturers have not announced any similar plans as yet, although the uk car market is far from stable.
However, not to be outdone we have added some ebay uk car listings to drool over.
Aston martin anyone?
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Recession deeper than originally thought. Another £50 billion pounds deeper.
Recession NOT over
The bank of england has announced that the uk recession is deeper than originally thought.
Despite reports that the recession is going to be over soon, the bank of england has injected another 50 billion pounds into the uk economy.
This has taken the bank`s total spending on quantitative easing to over the original £150 billion allowed by the chancellor. The new total is £175 billion.
On a brighter note. The bank has decided to keep interest rates at the current low of 0.5%
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Advice on loan shark debt. UK Government
Uk government, debt help
The uk government has a dedicated page that will help with loan shark problems.
If you have a problem with an unregistered loan shark please do not hesitate to view this information
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