Published in December 2011

Why personal finance in schools will fail

by Neil Faulkner | Here are three vital money lessons that no personal finance course at school will ever teach you.

My predictions for 2012

by Ed Bowsher | 2012 is going to be just as bad as 2011, if not worse.

Lloyds bankers go to comedy school

by Simon Ward | It’s no joke! Part-nationalised bank sends department heads on two-day workshop.

IFS predicts years of falling incomes following Autumn Statement

by Simon Ward | The Institute for Fiscal Studies says that household income levels will be no higher in 2016 than they were in 2002.

Published in November 2011

Today's question: are unions costing us money?

by Simon Ward | New figures claim that trade unions receive £133 million of public money. But Government research says unions save taxpayers' money. We want to know what you think.

Today’s question: are public sector workers paid too much?

by Simon Ward | The average public sector salary is nearly £4,000 a year more than those in the private sector. Is this fair?

High executive pay ‘sending us back to Victorian times’

by Simon Ward | A new report reveals the massive increases in executive pay levels over the past 30 years.

What the sale of Northern Rock means for you

by John Fitzsimons | Northern Rock is no longer in public ownership. But have we got a good deal for the bank?

Published in September 2011

Britain's safest banks

by Cliff D'Arcy | As UK banks get a much-needed overhaul, three are voted among the soundest in the world!

Published in July 2011

Five days to financial meltdown

by Robert Powell | America has five days to fix its finances. Robert Powell reports on the possible impact on British consumers if politicians in the States are unable to hammer out a deal...

Published in June 2011

Nick Clegg's bonkers bank bribe

by Cliff D'Arcy | The Deputy PM's idea to hand out free shares in Lloyds and RBS is daft.

We all lose out with the Northern Rock sale

by Cliff D'Arcy | The Chancellor is to sell Northern Rock back to the private sector. But is that the right thing to do?

Published in April 2011

Move to Scotland and be £420 better off

by Neil Faulkner | Are things really better in England than the rest of the UK? Some statistics, at least, indicate that Scotland may be the place to be.

The Budget’s secret tax hike

by Robert Powell | Income tax may have been cut for low earners, but that lost cash has to come from somewhere. And that somewhere could well be your pocket!

Spending cuts and Budget: your take

by Robert Powell | Are the spending cuts necessary? Was the Budget fair? Robert Powell hits the streets to find out.

Published in March 2011

The Budget: Winners and losers

by Robert Powell | Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled the 2011 Budget – but how will the changes affect you?

Four things George Osborne shouldn’t have ignored

by John Fitzsimons | Businesses did well out of George Osborne’s Budget, but large swathes of us didn’t even get a mention.

How to split a restaurant bill

by Donna Ferguson | Read our definitive guide to splitting a bill in a restaurant.

The £84,000 cost of a degree

by Cliff D'Arcy | Thanks to a lifetime's interest, students could repay twice as much as they borrow.

Get your boss fired!

by lovemoney.com staff | Do you have a legitimate reason to get your boss fired?

Credit card provider ‘tortured’ customer

by Robert Powell | A judge has accused MBNA of ‘torturing’ a customer with repeated phone calls demanding he pay his credit card bill. Robert Powell takes a closer look at the case...

How Colonel Gaddafi could cost you money

by Robert Powell | Robert Powell investigates how unrest in the Middle East could push up prices here in Britain.

Published in February 2011

Banks, bonuses and blame!

by Robert Powell | Are we really a country of bank-bashers? Is the government doing enough to restrain bonus-mad bankers? Robert Powell hits the streets to find out...