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On the dire economic warnings of an EU-out

On the dire economic warnings of an EU-out

Published 9 years, 10 months ago
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If Britain were to leave the EU, it MIGHT prove to be an economic disaster for us.

The Bank of England governor Mark Carney, whose job it is to point things like this out, and other commentators, have said so. And the leavers don't like it.

Interest rates, house prices and all the other things that make Britain's dinner parties great might be affected.

Is this just politics dressed up as economics? Or should we be worried?

Simon Lambert and Rachel Rickard-Straus of This is Money and newly crowned financial broadcaster of the year, Share Radio's Georgie Frost discuss this and...

The fact that, Europe vote aside, UK growth is looking like a problem.

Whether the middle class dream is over for young people who need to earn more than £100,000 a year to even hope of buying a property in London.

Are these fancy new 'challenger banks' up to same sneaky old tricks as the established ones?

Minor investor is back with a few new ideas.

Why bother with 4 quid insurance for a theatre ticket and other possibly completely pointless things we're urged to insure?

And finally...

'Mustang Sally... I bought you a brand new Mustang 'bout nineteen sixty five.' Well, 51 years later you can buy a right-hand drive one. What's it like?


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