Current Affairs
Factors Affecting First-Time Buyers
The UK Treasury has taken steps to boost the stagnating housing market by rising the threshold for stamp duty to GBP175,000. This change means that those purchasing a home for up to this price will avoid having to pay an extra 10 percent of the property price to the government.
As a result of the […]
Speed Limits In The UK: An Overview and History
Since road safety became an issue and the impact of fuel consumption on the environment came to light, there have been various arguments for an against reducing or increasing speed limits. We are now at a point in the UK where speed limits have become settled and general standards can be adhered to throughout.
For […]
The Use Of Biometric Data By UK Car Hire Companies
The car hire industry has never really been at the forefront of technological development, this however is set to change with the widespread introduction of biometric data recorders in many car hire outlets countrywide. This move is an attempt by UK rental companies to secure their fleets while maintaining high levels of customer services. The […]
Time to Admit That US Gun Laws Need Change
Not for the first time, tuning in to the morning news revealed details of another gunman in the US taking to the streets and ending the lives of innocent people. Gun crime in the US continues to occur with distressing regularity, yet the availability and freedom with which individuals can purchase firearms remains an issue […]
Press Panic People Into Pinching Purse Strings
You cannot open a newspaper or news page on the internet these days without being filled with doom and gloom for all the reports of recession, credit crunch and housing market crashes. We even have predictions of how crime and violence as well as family breakdown will all be symptoms of people’s hardship. But is […]
Mortgage Interest Rates Move Down Slightly And The Impending Takeover of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae
Mortgage interest rates moved down slightly this week. This was a good sign since it was not preceded by any rate cuts from the FED. The 30 year mortgage rate fell from 6.52 to 6.47 and the 15 year mortgage rate fell from 6.07 to 6.00. For arms the 5 year rate […]
Advancements in Defensive Chemical Agents
The only available chemical agents from the 1970’s to the 1980’s were CN tear gas canisters as I remembered them when I ordered one with a mixture of UV marking dye from a catalog when I was a kid and when I was issued one at a police academy. From the 1990’s onward, OC […]
Arguments Surrounding The Growth And Ownership Of Stansted Airport
The fourth largest airport in the UK, Stansted in the sleepy district of Uttlesford, Essex and is currently undergoing an inquiry into its expansion plans and particularly the proposed building of a second runway. This is just the last stage in the development of a site that has gone from a field near the town […]