Britain paid record $30 bn to EU in 2011
August 1st, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) British taxpayers paid a record 19.2 billion pounds ($30 billion) to the European Union last year, The Sun reported WednesdayOfficial statistics reveal that the British payments ... Read more...
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British bank chief’s high bonus criticized (Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) Nearly one million pounds ($1.6 million) of share bonus given to Stephen Hester, boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), was strongly criticized by ... Read more...
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British bank chief criticized over bonus
January 28th, 2012 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) Head of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Stephen Hester has been criticized for receiving nearly one million pound bonus.The 963,000-pound share bonus is on ... Read more...
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Brit taxpayers’ money was used to fund al-Qaeda’ in Afghanistan
April 26th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 26 (ANI): British taxpayers' money meant for destroying Afghanistan's poppy crop was instead used to fund al-Qaeda.The Daily Mail quoted documents leaks by Wikileaks as saying that over ... Read more...
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Uproar in Britain over 19mn pounds bill for Euro history museum
April 5th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Taxpayers in Britain will have to share the burden of a spiralling bill for a European history museum that will see them shelling out a whopping ... Read more...
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Britain loses millions of pounds over parking tickets
January 1st, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) Councils across Britain wrote off thousands of parking tickets worth millions of pounds as they cannot trace drivers of foreign-registered vehicles they have been issued to, a media ... Read more...
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Now, ‘Brit Govt websites could be hacked in Wikileaks revenge attacks
December 14th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14 (ANI): Britain's national security adviser has warned that Wikileaks supporting computer hackers could target sites containing British taxpayers' data.The Telegraph quoted Sir Peter Ricketts as telling senior civil ... Read more...
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Bank Of England Reveals That The Overdraft Charges Have Touched Down At A Record 19%
December 7th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The clientele of the U.K. banks are being harassed by the hugest overdraft charges since the records commenced, as per the revealed statistics of the ... Read more...
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EU diplomats get stick for lavish, wasteful lifestyle
December 6th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.6 (ANI): European Union diplomats are being strongly criticized and condemned for their lavish and wasteful lifestyle.The TaxPayers' Alliance has said that the European Union foreign service is an "unbelievable example ... Read more...
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Two of Pakistani origin appointed to British House of Lords
November 21st, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): Two persons of Pakistani origin are among the 54 new members appointed to the British Parliament Upper House of Lords.Tariq Ahmad, a businessman and former vice chairman of ... Read more...
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NHS pays for Brit Muslim virginity operations
July 30th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): An increasing number of British Muslim brides are having controversial pre-marriage "virginity repair" operations at taxpayers expense.According to the Daily Express, British taxpayers funded 116 hymen replacements ... Read more...
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Tory minister’s plans to ask UK taxpapers to fund comedy workshops, prisoners’ parties slammed
July 23rd, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): A Tory minister has angered British taxpayers by demanding that they fund comedy workshops and party nights for prisoners.According to the Daily Mail, Crispin Blunt, who is ... Read more...
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Blair’s security costs British taxpayers 250,000 pounds
July 4th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) Former British prime minister Tony Blair's security guards are costing taxpayers a whopping 250,000 pounds a year, a media report said Sunday.
The bills for a team of ... Read more...
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Crooks pocket Indian aid, as UK faces 66 billion pounds in cuts
June 13th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 13 (ANI): Corruption on an incredible scale has been uncovered and it involves the siphoning of millions of pounds of British taxpayers' money by crooked Indian officials.According to a News ... Read more...
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British taxpayers pay 44 million pounds a year funding drug-addicts
June 1st, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 1 (ANI): British taxpayers are paying 44 million pounds a year to fund the drug habits of jailed addicts.The alarmingly high figures were revealed in a report conducted by UK ... Read more...
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“Broke” Queen seeks multi-million pound pay-raise
May 31st, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 31 (ANI): Talks are on between the British Government and Royal Palace aides on providing a multi-million-pound pay-hike to Queen Elizabeth.The request is likely to anger of British taxpayers in ... Read more...
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UK has spent over 100,000 pounds to sustain hate cleric Hamza
February 19th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19(ANI): Hate preacher Abu Hamza's fight against extradition have cost the British taxpayers over 100,000 pounds in legal aid and court costs.The 51-year-old cleric, jailed for seven years in 2007 ... Read more...
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Brit hate preacher Abu Hamza’s house seized
February 9th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 9 (ANI): In a major victory for British taxpayers, the Legal Services Commission (LSC) has won the right to seize the house of jailed hate preacher, Abu Hamza.The sale ... Read more...
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Incoming British army chief under fire for saying Afghan war could last 40 years
August 9th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.9 (ANI): Britain's incoming Army Chief, General Sir David Richards, was under pressure from ministers on Saturday to backpedal on suggestions that UK forces could be in Afghanistan for up ... Read more...
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Britain’s mission in Afghanistan could last for 40 years: General Richards
August 8th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 8 (ANI): The next chief of the British Army, General Sir David Richards, has warned that Britain's mission in Afghanistan could last for up to 40 years."The Army's ... Read more...
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British Muslim lawyer makes 4.5 million pounds defending terrorists
July 27th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): A controversial woman attorney has earned 4.5 million pounds from British taxpayers by defending terrorists, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.The payout to Mercedes -driving Mudassar Arani, ... Read more...
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Brit taxpayers spend 500m pounds annually on 30,000 government employees!
July 14th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): According to figures revealed through Freedom of Information, British taxpayers are spending a whopping 500 million pounds on almost 30,000 government employees in a year.The breaking up of ... Read more...
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UK tax payers outraged over ‘compasses to Muslim detainees to pray facing Mecca’ move
July 1st, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): British TaxPayers Alliance, a campaign group, is outraged over the move to issue a compass to all Muslims detained in cells by the police so that they can ... Read more...
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Bailed-out bank won’t cut champagne hospitality (Wimbledon diary)
June 23rd, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 23 (DPA) The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), bailed out by billions in British taxpayer money just keeps on spending, with an estimated $500,000 hospitality bill being run up at ... Read more...
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Attack on banker’s home sparks G20 security fears
March 26th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, March 26 (IANS) An attack on the home of a former banker who presided over the collapse of the Royal Bank of Scotland has sparked fears of ... Read more...
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Blairs failed Middle East peace initiative cost Britain 500,000 pounds
February 10th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Former Prime Minister and special envoy to the Middle East, Tony Blair, failed attempt to secure peace in the region has cost British taxpayers 500,000 pounds.The ... Read more...
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Brown Govt. slammed over US using Brit atomic weapons factory for its nuke program
February 9th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.9 (ANI): The Gordon Brown Government has placed itself in hot waters after the British Defence MInistry revealed that the United States military has been using an atomic weapons factory ... Read more...
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UK Defence Ministry wastes over 300 million of taxpayers” money through errors
January 27th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.27 (ANI): Over 300 million pounds of the British taxpayers'' money has been lost by the Ministry of Defence due to poor book-keeping and payroll and contract errors, reports The ... Read more...
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UK Army planning to disband Gurkhas
January 15th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.15 (ANI): The British Army is reportedly keen about wanting to disband the 200-year-old Gurkha regiment, claiming that it will cost too much to treat its veterans properly.
Military top brass ... Read more...
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Poor math skills costing Brit taxpayers PS2.4bn a year
January 5th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5 (ANI): Lack of basic mathematical skills is costing British taxpayers nearly 2.4bn pounds a year, according to a new report.The study led by the KPMG Foundation has estimated ... Read more...
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Britain to bail out Jaguar Land Rover: Report
December 22nd, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) The British government has decided to bail out stricken Tata-owned automakers Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to the tune of tens of millions of pounds, enabling its Indian owners ... Read more...
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Brit taxpayers have paid PS33,000 for ministers parking fines in 3yrs
December 21st, 2008 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 21 (ANI): Parking fines run up by Cabinet ministers have cost British taxpayers a staggering 33,000 pounds in the last three years, almost 1,000 pounds a month.
While the ... Read more...
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NATO convoys paying Taleban protection money fdr safe passage in Afghanistan
December 12th, 2008 - 11:15 am ICT by ANI
London/Kabul, Dec.12 (ANI): NATO convoys carrying military supplies for NATO bases in South Afghanistan, are reportedly paying Taleban commanders protection money to ensure safe passage.
According to The Times, contracts to supply ... Read more...
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Tory Govt. will stop 39 million pound a year aid to China
October 1st, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 1 (ANI): Britain will stop giving China nearly 39 million pound a year in aid, the Tories will promise today.They will say it is unacceptable to hand cash ... Read more...
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Lost prison staff data may cost UK government millions
September 8th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.8 (ANI): The loss of a computer disc carrying sensitive details of thousands of prison service employees is likely to cost British taxpayers millions of pounds. The countrys Justice Secretary, ... Read more...
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