PETER HITCHENS: New Labour’s secret IRA fan? He is not as rare as you’d think… 

A prominent New Labour journalist, Roy Greenslade, has finally admitted he is a lifelong supporter of IRA violence. You should care, even though you may think Mr Greenslade is obscure and unimportant. For it is yet another of those lightning-flashes which reveal something I have been trying to tell you for years and which you … Read more

Offsetting your mortgage will save you more than you’d earn with banks

Starved savers struggling to find a decent return may be better off using their cash to reduce their mortgage bills instead. Savings rates have hit a record low after halving during lockdown, with all the big banks now paying out just 0.01 per cent on easy-access accounts. Anyone seeking a home for a sizeable sum … Read more

Even at these record levels you’d be brave to bet against the US stock market

Even at these record highs you’d be brave to bet against the US stock market with the Fed in its corner, says ALEX SEBASTIAN By Alex Sebastian for This is Money Published: 07:45 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 07:45 BST, 21 August 2020 The recovery from one of history’s sharpest stock market crashes in … Read more