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Star of the Day?

By Peter Ould, on April 17th, 2013%

Amanda Thatcher. No Contest.

For more on Baroness Thatcher’s grandchildren, read here.

There has been much debate here in the UK on the new round of spending cuts that have come into force this month as part of the Coalition’s austerity measures. In particular, the cuts to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit have been the stuff of media frenzy over the past few days as the . . . → Read More: Cutting

Core Issues Trust vs TfL

By Peter Ould, on March 22nd, 2013%

The ruling in the case of Core Issues Trust versus Transport for London (TfL) is now available.

A Quick summary of the main points the judge made.

TfL acted far to quickly in banning Core Issues’ advert. In the internal correspondence of the 4th July 2012 there is little evidence they sought any legal advice . . . → Read More: Core Issues Trust vs TfL

The Ethics of PayDay Lending

By Peter Ould, on March 7th, 2013%

Yesterday’s OFT report on the performance of “PayDay Loans” companies was, let’s be frank, damning. OFT Paper 1481 gives most of the lenders in this market a tiny window of twelve weeks to demonstrate compliance in five key areas. These are,

Making sure borrowers are aware of the full costs of the loan, rather than . . . → Read More: The Ethics of PayDay Lending

The Moment that Sums it All Up

By Peter Ould, on February 12th, 2013%

There was a glorious moment in this afternoon’s Committee evidence gathering session in Portcullis House for the Same Sex Marriage Bill which completely summed up the whole problem with the conversation the nation is blatantly failing to have on this issue.

Professor Julian Rivers, a law academic from Bristol was explaining carefully and with deliberate . . . → Read More: The Moment that Sums it All Up