Not sure if there are any surprises or changes to the world order here. It was ever thus, that...
Finance
“BoE raises base rate to 4% marking 15-year high”
Rumours were that, if interest rates went up, it would be by 25, not 50 'basis points (a quarter...
“Easy-access savings rates at highest UK level since 2009”
Last week’s Budget/Financial Statement will mean that many with shares who currently don’t, will...
“Autumn Statement 2022: Key points at-a-glance”
Rather than rehash everything that will be in the headlines, I thought it might be helpful to...
“UK energy and food prices push inflation to 41-year high”
My memories of 1981 are of a great year, full of discos and Greek sunshine and friends. That was...
“Bank of England warns of longest recession in 100 years as it raises rates to 3%”
Remember the good old days, when growth was king, tax cuts and not tax rises were the order of the...
“UK interest rates: How high could they go?”
Rates are at 2.25%, and could double by next year. Bad news if you have a mortgage; but spare a...
“Chancellor scraps 45p income tax change in ‘embarrassing’ U-turn”
I wish this U-turn had been for the right, or for even vaguely altruistic reasons. For instance,...
“Only 15% of public support plan to axe bankers’ bonus cap”
Political suicide? Have they already given up on the Red Wall and so are looking to cement...
“BoE raises interest rates to 1%”
So the Bank of England raises interest rates, telling us in the same Governor’s breath that we may...
“Interest rates rise again to counter higher prices”
Putting up interest rates to ‘control’ inflation is a blunt instrument at best. The theory is that...
“BoE holds rates but hints at rise towards 1% in 2022”
If you have a mortgage and you want something else to worry about, forget the Bank of England base...
The hidden risks of ‘Buy Now Pay Later’
Remember PPI and Payday Loans? Well, here’s the latest financial scandal waiting in the wings to...
“Boris Johnson says UK should clap for bankers as well as the NHS”
At least one Telegraph journo, Michael Deacon, does satirise our current leaders. He picked out a...
“Negative interest rate debate becomes ‘very real’ as UK inflation plunges to 0.8%”
Negative interest rates? Really? Well, the theory is that if you have to pay the bank to look...