When it comes to not paying taxes there are two options: tax evasion, the illegal method, and tax avoidance, the legal method. Both are prevalent throughout the world but condemnation is growing and pressure on governments to prevent tax-abuse is mounting. In May the British charity Christian Aid published a report entitled Death and Taxes: [...]

By Rassam Fakour-Zaker Know Your Money Editor ATM machines have always instilled fear in me. The sinking feeling would usually begin to stir just before I hit the ‘Display Balance’ button, followed by the customary protracted, angst-filled pause as the cash machine retrieved the sorry data (probably enjoying a stifled laugh and a nudge with [...]

It is the burning question of the moment – should Hilary Clinton step down and let Barack Obama take the biggest competition in the world ever (or at least that’s what the press would have you think about the ongoing battle between them for the Democrat ticket in this year’s presidential election)? That intro may [...]

A few weeks ago the news broke that George W Bush is actually a real life Robin Hood. That’s right… he’s started robbing from the rich to give to the poor, or at least that is what he’d have you believe. In truth, he’s probably more of a Kermit The Frog figure than Robin Hood [...]