NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with £200bn of lockdown savings

SIMON LAMBERT: Britain’s lockdown saving may be running out of steam but NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with the £200bn we’ve saved By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 Is Britain’s lockdown savings habit running out of steam? Figures released … Read more

NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with £200bn of lockdown savings

SIMON LAMBERT: Britain’s lockdown saving may be running out of steam but NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with the £200bn we’ve saved By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 Is Britain’s lockdown savings habit running out of steam? Figures released … Read more

Underpaid state pensions: A £3bn win for Steve Webb & This is Money

SIMON LAMBERT: Steve Webb and This is Money investigating underpaid state pensions has scored a £3bn victory – make sure you check yours By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 4 March 2021 This is Money columnist Steve Webb says: ‘ ‘Repayments of £3billion over the next five … Read more

Is Britain set for a boom after lockdown or an economic reckoning?

Is Britain set for a boom or an economic reckoning? I can rarely remember a time when views on what’s up next for the economy have been so polarised. The glass half empty view is that furlough, business grants and loans, ultra-loose monetary policy, a stamp duty holiday, and emergency cash splashed left right and … Read more

Gamestonk!! Caveat emptor: The Gamestop saga and the FOMO bubble

‘Gamestonk!!’ Everything you need to know about the astonishing GameStop shares saga – and the stock market state of play in early 2021 – is wrapped up in that one nonsense tweet from the world’s probably richest man. That word tweeted by Elon Musk on Tuesday night, with a link to the Reddit thread r/wallstreetbets, … Read more