There was a harrowing interview on the BBC yesterday with a man whose Visa card was declined in B&Q. ‘It was so embarrassing’, he said. Another poor lady, an MP, no less, was unable to pay for her meal and had to return to the restaurant the next day. Incredible that one small computer glitch can cause so much misery. I’m sure, however, that they’ll be able to claim compensation for their hell of unfinished grouting and extra driving more quickly and easily than if they were victims of a botched operation or wrongful arrest. Every cloud…
“How can lifelong renting be made more compatible with retirement saving?”
Here’s a future problem that will doubtless be kicked down the road until it becomes a crisis. There’s a whole generation who may never be able to afford to buy their own homes.