In a mere seven years, Gordon Brown has managed to destroy Britain’s pensions system. And things will get worse before they get better, says Simon Nixon. How bad is the savings crisis? It seems to …
Why aren’t we saving any more?
How to cut your energy bills
We are all faced with the prospect of higher gas and electricity bills this winter, but, unlike council tax, there is something we can do about it. Prices may be going up – British Gas …
Will Gordon Brown tax oil companies?
On December 5, the Chancellor will present his annual ‘Pre-Budget’ Report. This is likely to include revised Treasury estimates for the economic outlook (particularly for this year). There are fears, particularly among industry groups, of …
Free trade at risk
China’s soaring exports have got the rest of the world worried, says Simon Wilson. Could this mean that protectionism is once again rearing its ugly head? What is protectionism? An attempt to protect particular sectors …
Five ways to pass on your wealth
Inheritance tax is no longer just the scourge of the very rich. Rising house prices and the Government’s raising of the level at which an estate escapes inheritance tax means that more and more of …
Labour pledged to spend wisely, so why are taxes still rising?
In its 1997 manifesto, Labour pledged that its Government would be made up of “wise spenders, not big spenders”. Has it kept the pledge? It doesn’t look like it. In the space of a decade, …