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Financial literacy should be improved among both pupils and adults, says the Education Secretary David Blunkett.

Speaking to the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Mr Blunkett called for joint ventures between the government and financial institutions to develop a better understanding of personal finance. (BBC News)

A lawyer is a person who practices law, as an advocate, barrister, attorney, counselor or solicitor or chartered legal executive. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services. (Wikipedia)

Workers at Standard Chartered struck for months last year over the bank’s plan to introduce performance-based pay. Broadcast workers struck for months this year demanding freedom of expression. (Financial Times)

A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document (charter) establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The concept developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Traditionally the granting of a charter gave a settlement and its inhabitants the right to town privileges under the feudal system. Townspeople who lived in chartered towns were burghers, as opposed to serfs who lived in villages. Towns were often "free", in the sense that they were directly protected by the king or emperor, and were not part of a feudal fief. (Wikipedia)