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Billionaires and aristocrats biggest beneficiaries of farm subsidies

TWENTY per cent of the 100 largest payments under the European Union’s "direct" subsidy system now go to people or families on the Sunday Times Rich List. According to a new investigation by Energydesk billionaires and aristocrats last year scooped up an even greater proportion of the UK’s biggest farm subsidy payouts, ...

Forgotten Film Friday: Dead End Drive-In

By Michael McNulty In the library of exploitation cinema there is an entire wing dedicated to Australia and sitting on one of the many shelves, undoubtedly covered in a thin coat of dust, is one of Ozploitations best offerings, Brian Trenchard-Smiths 1986 Dead End Drive-In. A Mad Max meets The ...

3i Infrastructure considering sale of Anglian Water

3i Infrastructure considering sale of Anglian Water. The Board of 3i Infrastructure plc says it notes the press speculation regarding a potential sale of its interest in Anglian Water Group. The company confirms that it is considering options in relation to its holding in Anglian Water which is held through ...

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Who are the DUP?

Of all the search queries you thought you might be typing in this morning I bet "who are the DUP" was certainly not one of them. Granted it is part of the wider quandary of "what comes next", but with just hours after the first results have landed the most likely outcome ...

Could little Britain be about to change the world?

By Nicholas Figgis Over the past few years the World has taken an unnerving shift to the right. The Brexit vote echoed nationalistic populism not seen since the World Wars and across the pond America voted in a President on the back of promises to build walls, spark wars and eschew ...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is Now the UK’s 9th Largest Lender

While the so-called 'Bank of Mum and Dad' is well-known concept, it is one that has become increasingly relevant since the great recession. Incredibly, parents are now thought to fund more than a quarter of house purchases in the UK market, as rising inflation and real wage growth continues to ...

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