Britain’s £221billion consumer debt pile shrank by nearly £7.5billion in April, the largest fall ever recorded by the Bank of England. As households cut their spending during the coronavirus lockdown, the amount households they borrowed slumped to £11.8billion, almost half of the figure for February. Although the amount households paid back also dropped, the spending … Read more
Can consumer power help the planet? This is Money podcast on green investing, eco-travel, electric cars and looking after your back yard By This Is Money Published: 14:11 BST, 23 August 2019 | Updated: 14:11 BST, 23 August 2019 It’s fair to say environmental issues have moved to the forefront of the agenda in recent … Read more
Scammers are left to ‘run riot’ on social media and are using sites including Facebook and Instagram to market stolen personal details, a probe by consumer group Which? Reveals Which? found 50 discoverable profiles and groups advertising stolen identities The stolen information is used by fraudsters for blackmail and identity scams One Facebook post showed … Read more