Paul McCartney repaid a long-standing ‘debt’ once he was famous with the Beatles, a letter penned by the musician and now up for auction has revealed. In 1958, the singer, 78, and his late bandmate George Harrison went on a hitchhiking holiday and visited Harlech, in Gwynedd, North Wales. The duo, then just teenagers, became friendly … Read more
A woman who had thousands of pounds of credit card debt has revealed how her company now makes £50,000 a month teaching business owners to be confident – as she insists ‘no one needs to work so hard to be successful’. Amy Crumpton, 35, from Leeds, specialises in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), which sees her teaching communication … Read more
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey ‘helped to design’ debt scheme in RBS scandal By Adam Luck, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey helped design a controversial financial crisis debt scheme that ultimately led to thousands of small … Read more
Government paying £2bn a month to service Britain’s national debt… and the cost is set to spiral By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2021 The Government is paying £2billion a month to service the nation’s ballooning debt pile. According to Budget documents, … Read more
Money to pay back the vast costs of Covid-19 has to come from somewhere. Unfortunately for Middle Britain, much of the burden will fall on its shoulders. Indeed, Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus face mask could double up as a highwayman’s disguise, so adept has he been at forcing the middle classes to stand and deliver. He … Read more
Judging by the bags under Rishi Sunak’s eyes there is much keeping the Chancellor awake at night, and nothing more so than the mammoth UK debt pile. Sunak has had no option but to open the taps during the pandemic and while there is still much more spending to come, he has made it clear … Read more
Feeling bored in lockdown, Gabriella Alberti logged on to her computer and began browsing online shopping sites. Many will empathise with her feelings of listlessness and isolation brought about by being cooped up at home. Gabriella thought a few home improvements and some new clothes would give her a harmless boost. But her spending quickly … Read more
Public sector debt has surged by more than £300billion since the start of April last year as ministers continue to scramble to borrow cash to keep the UK afloat during the coronavirus crisis. Office for National Statistics data released this morning showed that some £316.4billion has been added to the UK’s debt mountain since the … Read more
Public sector debt has surged by more than £300billion since the start of April last year as ministers continue to scramble to borrow cash to keep the UK afloat during the coronavirus crisis. Office for National Statistics data released this morning showed that some £316.4billion has been added to the UK’s debt mountain since the … Read more
SWITCH BANK ACCOUNTS Verena managed to save £900 in just one month by switching bank accounts – and it took just 10 minutes. She said: ‘I made use of several different banks’ current account switching incentives to save up £900 towards my emergency fund. ‘The first account I switched to was Nationwide’s current account because … Read more