While UK commercial real estate has taken a beating over the last couple of years, declines accelerated a bit from Quarter 4 of 2008 through Quarter 3 of 2009. While some analysts see signs of recovery, and GDP growth continues to improve, there are some challenges. • A great deal of commercial real estate investment [...]
10 Dec
As the G8 summit in Italy draws to an end it is apparent that the top issues discussed, remains to be the three biggest issues around the world: the current economy, global warming and world hunger. Their final draft statement seen by Reuters, addresses these different issues and their solution to it. ”We are committed [...]
10 Dec
The UK is going through a transitional period in regards to their energy generation. Many of the old nuclear power stations are coming to the end of their lifespan and a drive to reduce the number of inefficient old coal power plants, nuclear energy is firmly established as an important part of the future energy [...]
09 Dec
The adage missing the woods for the trees describes a situation where the focus on the big picture is lost by one’s short sighted preoccupation with relatively less important small details. The UK government’s decision to sell national reserves, forest land and withdrawal of grants to British Waterways which manages 2,300 miles of canals and [...]
08 Dec
The most prevalent of the UK secured loan options is the home loan, with the home used as collateral against default on the loan. Here are the basics of the UK secured loan for home buying, home improvement, and other money raising needs. Right now is the easiest it has ever been to get [...]
07 Dec
According to the UK Office for National Statistics, immigration in UK has increased by 33,000 to 196,000 in 2009. It is most likely that there will be reforms in UK student visa. So, if you wish to apply for Tier 4 student visa or Tier 1 post study work, you should act sooner rather than [...]
06 Dec
Edward Victor and Sarah Smith interview award-winning CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera journalist, Afshin Rattansi, about newsgathering and his novel, “The Dream of the Decade – The London Novels” published by Booksurge and available on Amazon.com. Edward Victor: Afshin Rattansi, your new book looks at -among other things- the way news is made in newsrooms. [...]
05 Dec
Estimates from a leading Bank of England policymaker over the weekend that the UK government will be obliged to spend up to 90 billion pounds to prevent the unemployment crisis from permanently damaging the economy was not exactly what anyone wanted to hear this weekend, as further frighteningly significant figures were being bandied about as [...]
05 Dec
It has been said many times before: British jobs for British workers, and it is indeed reasonable to expect any government to take action to protect the livelihood of the indigenous workforce and keep a tight control over its borders. However, reducing the numbers of highly skilled migrants would appear to be a shortsighted strategy for [...]
04 Dec
In a well thought out effort from the UK government, an elite group of UK construction workers has been assembled to aid disaster stricken countries with the reconstruction of key buildings that have been destroyed. The creation of the group was triggered by the seemingly increasing amount of disasters that are occurring around the world [...]
11 Dec