David Essex: ‘Our prefab felt like Buckingham Palace’
July 9, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
We lived in one cubicle and shared a washroom with the other residents. I
stayed there until I was about four years old and then the great news came
that the council had built us a prefabricated house. That was fantastic
because we had our own garden and it felt like Buckingham Palace in
comparison.
I picked up a strong work ethic from my parents because my dad used to come
home with bleeding shoulders where he had been loading heavy items at the
docks and mum went out to work as well. I would say the whole experience
made me a bit frugal, or perhaps penny wise and pound-foolish. It certainly
didn’t motivate me to pursue riches – all I really wanted to do was be a
jazz drummer.
In what ways are you penny wise?
US economy creates most jobs in three years
April 2, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
By Rowena Mason
Published: 5:14PM BST 02 Apr 2010
The non-farm payroll statistics – considered a key measure of the US economy’s
health - showed a strong 162,000 rise in March, which is only the third net
increase in jobs since the beginning of the recession.
Christina Romer, the White House’s chief economist, said the employment report
shows “gradual labour market healing”, adding that there needs to be more
concerted action to encourage the creation of jobs in the private sector.
The US stock markets were closed, but the pound slipped against the dollar to
$1.5185 from $1.5270.
Pension view ‘not radical enough’
July 3, 2009 by samsonites · Leave a Comment
The author of an influential report into the future of pensions now believes that his proposals were not radical enough.
Lord Turner told the BBC he would now argue that the age at which people received a state pension should be raised more quickly.
UK Business Owners Stressed By The Extra Workload
August 31, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
A survey carried out by the Bank of Scotland has revealed that the amount of time UK business owners spend at work has increased over the past 12 months.
In a survey of more than 1,000 senior executives revealed that the majority were spending over 50 hours a week at work, this is up by almost three hours a week from a year earlier. Those surveyed revealed that time at work was likely to increase due to the failing economy and additional work demands.
71 percent of those surveyed revealed that the rise in their working hours has had a detrimental affect on their wellbeing and health, 71 percent reporting a feeling of stress; compared to just 54 percent from a year earlier.
