Business & Finance

HSBC targeted in food bank protests

HSBC targeted in food bank protests

HSBC branches across the country will be at the centre of a series of planned protests from tomorrow (Saturday July 20th). Protesters plan to turn the branches into makeshift food banks as part of a campaign to highlight the impact of government cuts. The bank has been targeted due to its links to tax havens and its role in facilitating[Read More…]

Entrepreneur launches new business initiative to boost the profits of Ugandan coffee growers

Entrepreneur launches new business initiative to boost the profits of Ugandan coffee growers

  One pioneering entrepreneur in Uganda has decided to tackle the exploitation of African coffee beans from Western multinationals by setting up his own coffee company. Nine years ago, Andrew Rugasira launched his own coffee company ‘Good African Coffee’ in a bid to transform the industry in his country and ensure that the profits from his countrymen’s coffee crop, were[Read More…]

Climate Change, Hunger and Revolving Doors

As we all know, climate change is producing freak weather patterns which is adding to the suffering of already hungry people in developing countries. We have seen severe flooding in regions like Pakistan, while last summer, drought in the USA pushed wheat prices up from $6 a bushel to $9 a bushell. And while we talk about cutting emissions, our[Read More…]

Tenants in arrears to get benefits transferred to landlords

Tenants in arrears to get benefits transferred to landlords

  The government has launched a new scheme which may see those who are on benefits having their money diverted to landlords, it has emerged. A circular published by the Department for Work and Pensions on Monday revealed that tenant’s of social landlords will have their benefits transferred to their housing provider, if they accrue two months of arrears. The[Read More…]

‘British workers face annual pay cut’

‘British workers face annual pay cut’

The government has raided the bank accounts of every single citizen in the UK by dramatically and deliberately reducing their spending power over the last few years, according to one economic analyst. Simon Rose, financial journalist, and spokesman for Save Our Savers has revealed how the gradual increase in inflation has slowly eroded our savings. Although many people have become[Read More…]