Post-Covid truancy is everyone’s problem
One of the great scandals of the lockdown era was what seemed to be an indifference to the plight of children and the dreadful challenges they faced…
Britain does not have a presidential system
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the leader of the Commons, is as steeped in the ways of Parliament as any politician. Yet he has advanced a novel interpretation of how…
The PM’s enemies came to scoff, but in the end, it was Parliament’s own Billy Bunter who took the cake
Keir Starmer has never quite grasped the rough-and-tumble theatrics of PMQs – but pinning down the PM on specifics: inconsistencies, times, dates and so on, should surely…
The Conservatives face 1997-style annihilation if they don’t stop this drift
Time is running out for the Conservative Party: the epidemic of rule-breaking, broken promises and generalised incompetence and carelessness are trashing not just the PM’s reputation but…
Pam & Tommy, review: Nineties sex-tape drama tries to have its cake and ogle it
But alongside this ripe heist tale, director Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) and writer Robert D Siegel (The Wrestler) are keen to explore the Anderson and Lee relationship….
By learning to read at 51, the inspirational Jay Blades has shown it’s never too late
Criticism of celebrity-led documentaries is valid – do television executives believe audiences will only engage with issues when a famous person is front and centre? However, sometimes…
Katie Price’s Mucky Mansion, review: Channel 4 should be better than this worthless vehicle
You might think that Katie Price’s recent conviction for drunk driving while disqualified and uninsured, leading to her fifth driving ban and an observation by a judge…
Markets jitter on Russian fears – here’s what investors should do
“Cut losses and take steps to be diversified. Only investment money that can afford to be lost should be in more speculative investments,” said Mr Hobbs. Myron…
Will there be a recession in 2022? How to shield your wealth
Pressure is building on households in Britain. The cost of living crisis looms large and low interest rates mean that the value of our money is falling…
How to maximise your savings by investing wisely
Many people will have started 2022 by taking out a gym subscription or hiring a personal trainer – but setting resolutions for your financial health is equally…
Five pension mistakes that could cost you thousands – and how to avoid them
The coronavirus crisis has had an impact on everyone’s finances over the last two years – for better or worse – and many over-55s have been forced to turn…
Landlord loopholes: how to sell your buy-to-let and pay less tax
She added that HM Revenue & Customs would quickly disqualify someone from Private Residence Relief if it seemed as though they had simply moved into the property…
How to help your children buy a home – and cut your inheritance tax bill
The so-called “Bank of Mum and Dad” helped half of all first-time buyers onto the property ladder last year, with parents gifting or loaning an average of…
Questor: tech stocks are tumbling – this is why you shouldn’t sell them
The stock market has not had the best start to the year – the FTSE 100 has lost almost 3pc in the past three trading days alone –…
Investors turn to China to beat stock market chaos in the West
Sharukh Malik, manager of the Guinness Best of China fund, agreed Chinese stocks appeared cheap on a historic basis. “At a 12.6 times multiple of 2022 earnings,…
‘I bought antiques from a friend for £100, but they’re worth thousands – should I tell him?’
Dear Moral Money, I’ve been helping my friend clear out his recently deceased father’s house. I found some old antiques in a cardboard box while clearing the…
Freelancers charged higher tax rates after taking Covid grants
Freelancers who claimed Covid-support grants have been dragged into paying 40pc higher-rate tax because of a quirk in how they file accounts. Self-employed workers face paying double…
Our state pension is sexist – we need to change it
It was introduced to get rid the system of dozens of complexities – many of which were based on different treatment of men and women. But those…
Your pay rise will be scrapped unless National Insurance hike is cancelled
Helen Dickinson of the British Retail Consortium, another trade association, said just like consumers, businesses faced a cocktail of higher bills, including for National Insurance and energy,…
Can driverless cars ever truly make human choices?
Happily, for those seeking a universal rule book for AVs, they discovered that we all share a “big three” basic rules: we choose to prioritise human lives…
Watching ITV… and other things we once saw as common
So you can imagine how the recent burst of correspondence on The Telegraph’s letters page, about things their parents deemed “common”, made me squirm with recognition. Telegraph…
Cancel the croissant, we should all be having a full English
That may be true (witness the £20 Hawksmoor breakfast) – and it’s hard to imagine life in the capital without The Wolseley, which may serve a fry-up…
Only when we get over our testing obsession can a cough be ‘just a cough’ again
The UK has upped its capacity for delivery of lateral flow tests to seven million a day, while 100,000 more PCR booking slots per day have been…
‘I was sexually assaulted by an NHS co-worker – it’s time for healthcare’s MeToo moment’
It happened when I was a junior doctor in my 20s, working in one of the largest NHS trusts in England. Over a number of months, a…
The woke push to cancel fairy tales lets daylight into the magic
Once Upon a Time there was a boy called Jack who traded in his cow for beans in order to demonstrate the merits of agri-entrepreneurship. But a…