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MARTIN Lewis has revealed how getting organised when it comes to your car insurance could save you hundreds of pounds. Speaking on his weekly MoneySavingExpert ITV show, the finance guru urged drivers to take advantage of the so-called 21-day rule to save up to £500. Martin said: “The 21-day rule is...
In Canada it is 40%. With the attack of globalisation and the reduction of languages worldwide the French have sought to try and protect their native tongue. By setting legal limits on radio licences it means that culturally the state can maintain some control and prevent an absolute takeover by...
Crime is a social construction. It only occurs because humans create laws. Without laws there are no crimes. Therefore, the most obvious way to reduce crime is to reduce the number of laws we have. This is the simplest solution. The other way is to understand the reasons why people...
You are 23 times more likely to be prosecuted for benefit fraud than tax fraud in the UK. Tax crimes cost the economy at least nine times more. It’s a rigged two tier system. One rule for us and another for them. And its getting even more unjust: According to the...
Sod, the Da Vinci Code, Templar, Mary Madelaine Conspiracy theories..... If you want a cover-up, they are nothing compared to the well hidden fact that all the early christians were vegans! Christians that refused to eat meat were deemed herectical by the state, Emperor Constantine (3rd Century) made the Christians...
If the right brain is dominant you see pink and white. If the left brain is dominant you see green and grey. Test a friend or family member. It’s crazy! The left brain is analytical, numerical, logical, scientific, systematic thinking. The right brain is about creativity, music, art, subconscious mind, multi-tasking skill, synthetic...
In the US, is it true that when you ride an ambulance to go to the hospital, it costs money for the drive there? Why would it cost money for you to be taken there if you’re in emergency need? Yes. The day I learned that there are places in...
Jeremy Hunt: 'We spent just over £1 trillion bailing out the banks after the financial crisis.' Incorrect, the total government spend was £137 billion. Most of this has been paid back and around £27 billion is still outstanding. Around £1 trillion worth of financial guarantees were provided to investors—but these...
In terms of total GDP, it is the sixth- or ninth-richest, depending on which measure you use. In terms of GDP per capita, it is the 20th- or 27th-richest. Ultimately the calculations are complicated but by all recognised measures the UK has either slipped one place at best or possibly...
Having read Gillian Tett’s article (“How the Kit Kat went global”, Magazine, FT Weekend, March 20) I find it odd such a lengthy piece did not arouse any interest in the origin of the name. Our family believed, in Tett’s words, that “Kit Kat” was the product of the...