- The think tank Policy Exchange has been on the magic mushrooms.
- They have come out with a corker this morning stating that interest rates could be raising to 8% by 2012.
- Mon 23rd Aug 2010
- Over 1.2 million people take out pay day loans at an average 2689% APR.
- These are genuine loans and should not be mistaken for dodgy deals provided by loan sharks.
- Mon 16th Aug 2010
- Mortgage rates keep getting better and better.
- HSBC have today announced a market leading tracker mortgage at 1.69% + base for life.
- Tue 3rd Aug 2010
Unusual bets could be banned
Wed 30 May 2007 12pm
Unusual bets on sporting events could face the referee's whistle and be banned in the future, it has emerged.According to the Times, bets such as the number of players receiving a yellow card during a football match, or the number of corners being awarded may be banned, under new measures to curb cheating.
The Gambling Commission has announced plans to introduce tighter restrictions on the type of bets bookmakers are allowed to offer and accept.
The newspaper pointed to a consultation paper in which the GC asked whether it "should require the gambling industry to offer only certain categories of betting opportunities".
Representatives from football, rugby, tennis, cricket, rugby league and rugby union are now lobbying for the idea.
Yet they face fierce opposition from the betting industry, particularly from the Association of British Bookmakers, which told the Times that the measures were part of "a hidden commercial agenda" by sports.
