31-Dec-2012 17:42

Gas and oil giants have staff on the government payroll working in the energy ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255251/Gas-oil-giants-staff-government-payroll.html

'Scandal' as housing cash heads south - Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette :: http://www.jarrowandhebburngazette.com/news/business/latest-news/scandal-as-housing-cash-heads-south-1-5265192

FSA ban on commission-based selling sparks 'death of salesman' fears - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/30/fsa-ban-commission-selling-death

RBS cuts bonuses to cover Libor scam fine - The Australian :: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/rbs-cuts-bonuses-to-cover-libor-scam-fine/story-fnb64oi6-1226545838808

FTSE 100 ends 2012 below 5900 - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ff8c04ba-5323-11e2-9e71-00144feab49a.html

Britain hit by £10bn tax credit fraudsters - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9772132/Britain-hit-by-10bn-tax-credit-fraudsters-claims-Duncan-Smith.html

Ministry shuts 200 'ambulance chasing' companies - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/9773165/Ministry-shuts-200-ambulance-chasing-companies.html

France's 75% 'supertax' could be revived in Hollande's new year message - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/31/france-supertax-revived-hollande-new-year

Fiscal cliff deadline looms as talks on a deal continue – live updates - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/31/fiscal-cliff-congress-deadline-live

Forty years on, the benefits of EU membership are no longer compelling - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/forty-years-on-the-benefits-of-eu-membership-are-no-longer-compelling-8433996.html