Martin Lewis faces up to a world he can no longer fix
As inflation soars, Britain’s money-saving guru calls for government intervention
THE WEEKLY email from Money Saving Expert is a superb guide to Britain’s collective mood. Usually, the missive from the consumer-finance website brings an incoherent mix of bargains into the inbox of its 7.5m subscribers. “£12 broadband, free wills...£4.50 dresses”, ran one perky subject line.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “An expert runs out of road”
Britain April 16th 2022
- The Conservative Party keeps waiting for Boris Johnson to improve
- Britons don’t want new prisons. They also don’t want old ones to close
- England’s littlest learners need help to catch up
- An artist suggests a solution to arguments over public statues
- British academics are seeing their retirement benefits cut
- The cost of personalised number plates is rising in Britain
- The classification of films is changing
- Martin Lewis faces up to a world he can no longer fix
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