Whenever I go to London as I did this week, I’m always upset to see how many are (still, in the...
In the news
“England’s poorer pupils face ‘geographic exclusion’ from top state schools – study”
What’s this got to do with financial advice? Well, bear with me. I was a school governor for 15...
“Public sector borrowing hits highest level since 1960s”
So what does this say for the 10 years of Pre-Pan, Pre-Boris austerity? Has it done any more than...
“Is life in the UK really as bad as the numbers suggest? Yes, it is”
In films, the lives of seemingly random characters often coincide, entwine and lead to a (in my...
“Rishi Sunak wants all pupils to study maths to age 18”
‘You must have been really good at maths at school’ and bet you love numbers’ I often hear. The...
“Britain is braced for a winter of strikes – yet a public backlash just hasn’t happened”
There’s a lot of support, I know, for the striking nurses/rail workers/posties/firemen et al. But...
“Santander UK fined £108m over anti-money laundering failings”
We, and, I think, most advisers are diligent in checking ID and confirming the source of any funds...
“Severn Trent turns in ‘robust’ first-half performance”
Privatisation, when it was all the rage in Thatchers ‘80s, was supposed to kick the moribund,...
“Jeremy Hunt plots new age of austerity with sweeping cuts to police and buses”
Did you hear the tale of the man who left his friends and family to seek his fortune in the wider...
“Electric car owners may face taxes within three years”
Had my first visit to London Central Proper in three years and realised I’ve missed it. Many of my...
“How Europe is trying to get people moving by train”
This week I endured, rather than enjoyed, a train journey north and subsequent return. On the way:...
“Power-hungry Europe is leaving developing countries starving for electricity”
It’s only when you put on your bifocals and go beyond page 8 of your average broadsheet, or listen...
“Liz Truss caps energy bills until 2024”
As you might expect, the announcement of something, certainly much better than nothing, had a good...
“Rising UK poverty warnings unnerve shares and sterling”
We’ll have a new PM within a couple of days, of course, so all of these problems may be sorted if...
“Energy prices ‘will force many to sell up and downsize’”
Energy prices are, apparently, likely to go back down, as ‘supply-side’ issues are sorted out....