We’re still paying for lockdown, so why is no one talking about it? June 7, 2024 We borrowed billions to pay for lockdown but neither Starmer nor Sunak will admit that the resulting debt is holding the public finances in a vice-like grip, says Paul Ormerod To borrow a famous phrase from Karl Marx, a spectre is haunting the election campaign. Despite the frantic efforts by the Conservatives to portray Keir [...]
Not even debt is stopping young people from investing May 20, 2024 Despite fears that young people aren't investing enough, it turns out they are, even if they shouldn't be.
Risky debt investors flood into Thames Water debt as regulator plots carve-up April 28, 2024 Thames Water is currently buckling under a £15bn debt pile, and the price of its bonds has collapsed over fears it might go into administration.
Thames Water won’t be drawn on secret nationalisation plan and 56 per cent bill rise claims April 19, 2024 Britain's biggest water firm, Thames Water, which has built up a mammoth £18bn debt pile, is under severe pressure to come up with fresh funding or face either collapse or being taken into public ownership.