Gordon Brown warns of void left by collapse of global financial system

The collapse of large swathes of the global financial system has left a void into which global organisations such as the International Monetary Fund will have to step, Gordon Brown said

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/davos/4398124/Gordon-Brown-warns-of-void-left-by-collapse-of-global-financial-system.html

 

 

 

Another day, yet another bail-out: £50bn to rescue ailing firms

.  Alistair Darling set out the details of a radical £50billion scheme to head off a slump by injecting hard cash into the stricken economy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1131864/Another-day-bail--50bn-rescue-ailing-firms.html

 

 

 

U.K. Consumer Confidence Drops Close to Record Low

 

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. consumer confidence fell close to a record low in January as the nation’s recession deepened, afflicting more Britons with unemployment, Gfk NOP said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601205&sid=apVfzg0mPvZk&refer=consumer

 

Recession creates crisis of confidence among young

Young people in the UK are suffering a crisis of confidence over their chances of finding employment during the recession, according to survey published today.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/4388564/Recession-creates-crisis-of-confidence-among-young.html

 

 

1000s UK Refinery Workers Quit In Protest

UK Oil Refinery Protest Escalates

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