The great British baby drought has a simple cause. And it’s not ‘cultural Marxism’ | Polly Toynbee theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Taking into account the loss of the EPG and Energy Bill Discount scheme. Bills will remain at a very similar level for most people to where they were earlier this year. Much cheaper for the Treasury though...

As a Suffolk boy (although now crossed the border to Norfolk), it was a pleasure to pop up on BBC Suffolk to discuss price rises, cost-cutting and support available with Sarah Lilley Listen back here (from 2.10): bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

The recent 'cheap-money' era is ending, but high inflation means your cash isn’t buying as much as it once did either. So, what can you do about it? nerdwallet.com/uk/personal-fi… NerdWallet UK

The problem with this argument is that an interest rate of 10% in the 1970s is equivalent to one of just *2%* today. House prices are 65 times higher now than in 1970, average wages are only 35 times higher. telegraph.co.uk/property/news/…

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Really concerning in this is that core inflation (which ecludes food and energy) actually rose from 6.8% in April to 7.1% in May. In other words, price rises across the board seem to have cancelled out any good news on falling grocery and energy bills.

NerdWallet UK's snapshot investigation has revealed a possible saving of more than £500 buying the same, or a similar, set of #ChristmasGifts secondhand. For this article I spoke to Lorna Fallon, Retail Director at Oxfam 🌍 about #preloved presents. nerdwallet.com/uk/personal-fi…

I've started a new role as Head of News and Comms at Moneyfacts Group plc. Come talk to us about: 👉 Rates, rates, rates: the financial data Moneyfacts has is frankly staggering 👉 Making sense of the financial decisions we all face. 👉What financial trends mean for the economy.

Moneyfacts: Warning for higher rate taxpayers with more than £14,500 saved says Adam French Read more here: moneyfactsgroup.co.uk/media-centre/c… #moneyfacts #financenews #moneyfactscompare #tax #savings

Lovely to make a brief appearance early on BBC Breakfast this morning discussing some of the pitfalls of the current Lifetime ISA regime. Moneyfacts Press

This week’s The Times and The Sunday Times column is about how we’re bad at investing Decades of data shows that rather than investing for profit, UK savers are motivated by pessimism This “when shit hits the fan, save all you can” approach is bad for our finances, and bad for the economy 1/4

Mortgage rates edge higher despite base rate cut: Moneyfacts mortgagestrategy.co.uk/news/mortgage-…