"HatTip" - 2015 Autumn Statement

And exhale! Miracles do happen: Gorgeous George managed to get through an Autumn Statement without completely rearranging the personal financial services landscape.

Perhaps he read the last paragraph in this....

Of course, the devil is often in the detail, so don't pop those champagne corks quite yet. Especially if you are a buy-to-let landlord; the Chancellor seems to have you in his sights....

However, for the moment, let us be grateful. No doubt he will find things to dicker about with during next year's budget!

"HatTip" - Promises, Promises

In case you missed it, there was an election recently.
And in the 12 months leading up to it, a lot of promises were made. Will they be kept?

The Labour Party seemed to spend the dreadful Mansion Tax about 15 times over. The LibDems... well, I was not listening to their promises. Come on, hands up - neither were you.

As for the Conservatives, one has the feeling they were making promises on the assumption they