Trouble on the high street: The winners and losers of the Christmas battle
Just how bad was Christmas for Britain’s shops? Retailers sounded the alarm early when advent brought a string of warnings about a terrible November, but this week we started to find out what the cruc...
11 Jan 201941min
New Year Special - the impact of last year's big stories and campaigns
Happy New NHS?Among last year's big stories was the 70th anniversary of our beloved health service and whether we are prepared to pay for it through higher taxes.Our campaign to out the rogue, sometim...
4 Jan 201956min
Are you penalised for your loyalty? This is Money Christmas podcast special with posh vs budget supermarket taste test
Happy Christmas and welcome to the last This is Money podcast of 2018. Today, we cover the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.For the ghost of Christmas past, we look at what has gone wrong ...
21 Dec 201856min
Can you Brexit-proof your finances – and what happens next with Britain leaving the EU?
Nobody can escape the Brexit bedlam that has been playing out before our eyes, especially in the last week.In between backstops, trade deals, Norway, contempt of parliament, no-confidence, withdrawing...
14 Dec 201849min
How to invest and save for your child to give them a bumper pot of cash when they turn 18
It might not be on the top of your to-do list when you have a child, but investing and saving for them to build a tidy nest egg for when they reach adulthood is best done sooner rather than later.In t...
7 Dec 201852min
What should we do about inheritance tax - and is it time to cut it?
Inheritance tax is a conundrum. Just 5 per cent of estates currently incur it but it’s been voted Britain’s most unfair major tax.Even with the number of people hit by it expected to double, it seems ...
30 Nov 201840min
The Investing Show special - introducing our new podcast
Hello, I’m Simon Lambert, the editor of This is Money, and I’d like to introduce you to our new podcast the Investing Show.It is not replacing the weekly This is Money podcast that you know and love.B...
27 Nov 201815min
What burst the bitcoin bubble and could it rise again?
A year ago bitcoin could do no wrong – now it has slumped to 79 per cent below its peak.So what went wrong for the much vaunted cryptocurrency?The mania of a year ago gave way to a bust after Christma...
23 Nov 201838min
