‘I went to London and couldn’t spend a penny in cash’
“It is virtually impossible to keep track of spending using only a debit or credit card, whereas with cash you can clearly have a budget and stick…
Why now might be the time to dump Baillie Gifford funds
The most popular investment manager in Britain among DIY investors now runs more poorly performing funds than any other firm. Markets have turned against high-growth technology stocks…
Ask the expert: ‘Will my car be worthless without the promised service history?’
Alex Robbins is contributing editor at Telegraph Cars where, as well as responding to readers’ queries, he also contributes reviews of new and used cars, together with…
Dear Richard: ‘We’ve invited my gay flatmate for Christmas – how can I shield her from my relatives’ offensive remarks?’
Dear Richard, My flatmate’s family have told her that she’s not welcome at home this Christmas, having recently come out to them as a lesbian. My parents…
Could this special workout cure my hangxiety?
It was a Friday morning and I’d managed to nab a window seat on the train. But I barely noticed my victory or indeed anything else during…
How a ‘Dad’s Army’ of male volunteers is plugging the jab gap
But he relishes every moment he spends plunging those life-saving needles into the nation’s arms. “It feels good to be doing my bit to help the vaccination…
Christmas Day is enough to make anyone want a divorce – but hold your horses
I’ll cut to the chase: Christmas is a time when couples fantasise about breaking up. Sorry to put a dampener on proceedings, but you have to admit,…
‘God forbid a French citizen should mark the birth of our Lord with day-old bread’
This year, we are more organised. The village butcher released his festive menu a couple of weeks ago and I have only just finished reading it. There…
The last minute Christmas checklist (and it’s nothing like last year’s…)
Funny how we now feel nostalgic for the usual (as in pre-2020) run up to Christmas. Before Covid, December 20 marked the official start of full blown…
Singing multiplies the hope and meaning of Christmas
When church buildings were able to reopen earlier this year and we came back to worship in person, to begin with, singing was not allowed. I don’t…
Spare me the hypocrisy of the middle class lockdown zealots
The hypocrisy of middle class lockdown zealots has always known no bounds – but the latest variant has once again brought out the worst in this already…
It’s time for Boris to govern like a conservative
It was impertinent of me, I admit. There we all were, Telegraph alumni, gathered at a dinner at which Boris Johnson was guest of honour, and the…
We know that lockdown is a social and economic disaster. Please, Boris – don’t do it again
Not again. Not after all the vaccines, all the precautions, all the privations. Not after all the models that turned out to be so absurdly alarmist. Our…
No, I will not let you know what I thought of my purchase
Believe it or not, it’s now 50 years since the invention of email. I suppose that even the most old-fashioned among us would concede that this revolution…
Without an enemy to fight, the self-loathing West has turned on itself
Perhaps some future Edward Gibbon will write a voluminous account of the decline and fall of Western Democracy – assuming that the concept of history, or indeed…
The last champion of the old City of London has hung up his pinstripes
They don’t make ’em like David Buik any more. The renowned financial commentator and ex-broker is finally retiring after 59 years and with him disappears another little…
They may not realise it, but the lockdown sceptics have won the omicron war
Omicron is coming at us faster than any wave before it. If it is not already too late to flatten the curve, it very soon will be….
The public needs a reason to vote Tory
The staggering Conservative Party defeat in the North Shropshire by-election cannot be explained away as mere mid-term blues or as the consequence of local difficulties. It was…
How to use a colourful eyeshadow palette and how to wear the looks properly in 2021
In the old days (before Covid), there were style rules for women over ‘a certain age’. Wear too many colours at once and you look a bit…
How to save thousands on your home renovation and give your living space an update
Dressing new windows with curtains, blinds or shutters can be a significant expense that you may not have factored into your budget. If you’re set on shutters,…
Super-Stresser or Winter Wonderlander – which Christmas cliché are you?
If you have been watching Impeachment: American Crime Story, you will know that Linda Tripp was not only the woman who broke the Monica Lewinsky affair, but…
I’m surprised by how it feels to get the keys to my new home
The week of exchange is an absolute panic. I hardly sleep, my mind is so frantic. Instead, I sit awake at my caravan desk doing catastrophe maths:…
Lulu Lytle on the Downing Street refurbishment: ‘It’s incredibly difficult to be out of control of the narrative’
A commission to redecorate what Carrie Johnson is said to have called the ‘John Lewis nightmare’ left by the Mays must, then, have seemed an interesting prospect….
How to master festive kitchen disco-style
As for something new, treat yourself, it’s Christmas! The easiest way to add a seasonal upgrade is through accessories. Try a chunky necklace, a pair of dazzling…
The 25 best British independent brands to shop across the UK
There are countless upsides to shopping from independent British brands. When we do, not only do we support the local economies that they operate in but we…