Autumn Budget 2024: Winners and Losers
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Monday 4th of November 2024
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves outlined the Government’s financial plans for the next five years. The measures, which will raise up to £40 billion for public finances, aim to “restore economic stability” and put “more pounds in people’s pockets”.
On 30 October 2024, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced the UK Government’s Autumn Budget alongside the Office of Budget Responsibility’s economic and fiscal forecast. The measures aim to raise more than £40 billion in taxes, plugging an alleged £22 billion black hole ...
Four key signs of financial scams and what to do if you spot one
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Tuesday 3rd of September 2024
Financial scams are more sophisticated than ever before, but a few tell tale signs can give them away. Here are four ways to spot a financial scam and what to do if you think someone’s trying to scam you.
We’d like to think we wouldn’t fall for a financial scam, but the truth is we’re all vulnerable. Even amateur fraudsters can create convincing ads or replicate the websites, emails and phone calls of genuine financial businesses.
But no matter how sophisticated the attempt there are usually a few key signs that someone is trying to scam y...
Investing & Politics
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Friday 14th of June 2024
General election 2024: 4 July
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Monday 3rd of June 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised everybody on 22 May – including many in his party – with his announcement of a general election on Thursday 4 July.
At the start of 2024, Rishi Sunak said that his “working assumption” was that the general election would be held “in the second half of the year”. His unexpected choice of 4 July just passes that midway threshold, so what happens next?
Election timeline
The run-up to the dissolution of parliament will see a week of frantically trying to pass outstanding legislation (including the March Bu...