Two and a half years ago I wrote about a game you could play in London if you were so inclined: take a walk down a suburban residential street and count the cars that would be hit by the £12.50 per day ULEZ charge. We are now less than three months from the date that … Read more
Two and a half years ago I wrote about a game you could play in London if you were so inclined: take a walk down a suburban residential street and count the cars that would be hit by the £12.50 per day ULEZ charge. We are now less than three months from the date that … Read more
Is Britain’s lockdown savings habit running out of steam? Figures released this week by the Bank of England hinted that we may have seen the beginning of the end of our newfound knack for stashing away cash. Restrictions eased substantially in mid-May, and in that month consumers borrowed more than they paid off for the … Read more
SIMON LAMBERT: Britain’s lockdown saving may be running out of steam but NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with the £200bn we’ve saved By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 Is Britain’s lockdown savings habit running out of steam? Figures released … Read more
SIMON LAMBERT: Steve Webb and This is Money investigating underpaid state pensions has scored a £3bn victory – make sure you check yours By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 4 March 2021 This is Money columnist Steve Webb says: ‘ ‘Repayments of £3billion over the next five … Read more
The Isa is a fantastic saving and investing invention. It wraps around your savings and investments, protecting them from tax on interest, profits and dividends, and is a wonderful way to build long-term wealth. To my mind, outside of the money you stash away for your pension, saving or investing into an Isa is a … Read more
Is Britain set for a boom or an economic reckoning? I can rarely remember a time when views on what’s up next for the economy have been so polarised. The glass half empty view is that furlough, business grants and loans, ultra-loose monetary policy, a stamp duty holiday, and emergency cash splashed left right and … Read more
‘Gamestonk!!’ Everything you need to know about the astonishing GameStop shares saga – and the stock market state of play in early 2021 – is wrapped up in that one nonsense tweet from the world’s probably richest man. That word tweeted by Elon Musk on Tuesday night, with a link to the Reddit thread r/wallstreetbets, … Read more