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Harsh bailiff tactics are pushing more people into debt

Fundamental changes are needed to the way in which bailiffs collect debt, a group of charities has said today. Some bailiffs are still using intimidating behavi... read more

Small business leader’s Budget letter to the Chancellor

Chancellor Philip Hammond’s decision to stage a tax raid on the self-employed and small businesses in the Budget has met with a backlash. Here, small business... read more

Small business leader’s Budget letter to the Chancellor

Chancellor Philip Hammond’s decision to stage a tax raid on the self-employed and small businesses in the Budget has met with a backlash. Here, small business... read more

Diana Chambers’ tips on awkward money conversations

Who should pay for dinner when one of you earns more and how do you talk about wills? Watch tips on those awkward conversations By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thi... read more

Budget 2017:Doctors oppose plan for GPs in struggling A&Es

Row over plan for GPs in struggling A&Es: Doctors leaders say £100m scheme will attract even more patients to overstretched departments Hospitals will be g... read more

Philip Hammond litters budget speech with series of gags

Philip Hammond may have been branded the ‘ultimate boring accountant’ but school friends have revealed he was a boozing goth ‘with a twinkle i... read more

Treasury tax raid on high earners who work for themselves

Wealthy self-employed workers could be stung with an extra tax bill in Budget Treasury to iron out discrepancies between staff and the self employed Philip Hamm... read more

Treasury tax raid on high earners who work for themselves

Chancellor Philip Hammond is likely to unveil a consultation in Wednesday’s Budget Wealthy self-employed workers could be stung with an extra tax bill in next... read more

Why is the pound falling if the UK economy is so strong?

Why is the value of the pound falling if the UK economy is so strong? Watch our simple explainer…  By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: ... read more

Why do economists get it so wrong? Peter Antonioni answers

Why do economists get it so badly wrong? Reasons behind mistakes from failing to predict the financial crisis to misjudging the post-Brexit vote slump By Rachel... read more

What clever tricks do retailers use to get us to spend? 

What clever tricks do retailers use to get us to spend – and how can we immunise ourselves against them?  By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.co.uk Publ... read more

How worried should we be about household debt?

Could soaring household debt be an even greater danger to the economy than government spending? By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 09:08 ... read more

Big Money Qus: Time to reclaim economics from experts?

The concept of ‘the economy’ as we know it can feel like it has been around for ever. But it was hardly talked about much before the Second World War. Today... read more

Markus K. Brunnermeier and Harold James on Big Money Qus

Is the greatest threat to the euro flying under the radar? How a culture clash between Germany and France threatens to destabilise the currency By Rachel Rickar... read more

Jim Rickards talks about next financial crisis and gold

Is the biggest financial crisis of them all around the corner? JIM RICKARDS believes so – and says it will see the gold price hit $10,000 an ounce  By Rachel... read more

Did finance make civilisation possible? Will Goetzmann

Did finance make civilisation possible? It gets a bad rap but here’s how it’s behind everything from the start of literacy to security in old age By... read more

Mess makes us more productive economist Tim Harford says

Why you SHOULDN’T tidy your desk: Mess makes us more productive, creative and successful, star economist Tim Harford explains By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thi... read more

Is the time coming when tech means humans no longer work?

Would a world without work be a utopia or a nightmare? An expert explains how the end of jobs is near By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: ... read more

Should everyone pay same tax rate or should rich pay more?

Would it be fairer if everyone paid the same level of tax or should the rich pay more? By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 13:24 BST, 17 O... read more

The Big Money Questions: Is MATHS creating unfair society?

Is MATHS creating an unfair society? How algorithms decide our insurance costs, where police patrol – and even how long we’re left on hold By Rachel... read more

You can read economy with signals, says Pippa Malmgren

Does the amount of cereal in the box tell you as much about the economy as maths and graphs? How YOU can predict the way the economy is moving using everyday si... read more

What is GDP? Find out in the Big Money Questions Show

What is GDP, how is it worked out – and why does it make some people very angry? Find out in the Big Money Questions Show By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thi... read more

What is the Bank of England base rate? Big Money Questions

What is the Bank of England base rate and why does is matter? Watch our quick explainer in the Big Money Questions By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.co.u... read more

How is money created? Big Money Questions explains

Ever wondered how money is created? Watch the latest Big Money Questions show for a simple explainer  By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.co.uk Published:... read more