Banning the insurance ‘loyalty penalty’ closes one can of worms just to open another
The Financial Conduct Authority drove a stake through the middle of the insurance industry’s business model today in announcing plans to...
Month: September 2020
Boris Johnson must ‘go German’ to avert a double-dip recession
As I reported on Monday, he proposes a “traffic light” system to cope with the risk of a second wave....
Some of your favourite pubs will close for good
Clearly many pubs cannot survive this off-on economy. Like constantly flicking a light switch, the end result is that the...
Why investors are more sceptical than ever
Other businesses in the space have been accused of going beyond generating hype and instead engaged in outright lying. The...
End of the budget holiday? Flyers want protection over low prices, experts warn
However, experts said these are still not flexible enough and travellers need, and will pay for, more. Emma Coulthurst of holiday...
Rishi Sunak should follow Trump’s lead and ramp up benefits
Moving Trump-style to massively enhanced universal credit payments, with top-ups linked to retraining, frees up employed workers and gives them some...
Bailey backs furlough ‘rethink’
The job furlough scheme needs a "rethink" as ministers prepare to curb the spread of Covid-19 with new restrictions, Bank of...
‘Specsavers hearing aids broke and then fell inside my ear’
Has a company treated you unfairly? Our consumer champion, Katie Morley, is here to help. For how to contact her...
Quest for trade deals takes Britain into turbulent seas
EU exit could push UK standards closer to WTO Regrettably for all observers of trade, the issue of hormone-fed beef is...
Lost your job in the pandemic? Your car insurance could get 50pc more expensive
Unemployment can boost the price of car insurance by more than 50pc, a study has found amid concerns of an...
