Sarah Coles

Dividend tax increases have had a significant impact on investors over the past few years, with pensioners and average earners hit particularly hard. In the coming year this is likely to intensify thanks to the latest dividend tax hike.

Watching the international news is so shocking at the moment that you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d accidentally sat on the remote control and were watching a dystopian drama instead.

The consumer price index was up by 3.3% year-on-year in March, compared to 3% in February, as the UK begins to see the effects of the US-Iran war in prices.

Last week my son was attacked by a stingray. Regular readers will know he’s recovering from glandular fever on the other side of the world.

Life is getting more expensive. Inflation may have slowed from the horrendous highs of the post-pandemic period, but we’re still feeling the squeeze. The cost of keeping a roof over our heads rose significantly, with rent and mortgages both up 14%, as rents climbed and homeowners continued to move off cheaper fixed rate mortgages.

After three and a half months of war between the US and Iran, there is progress on a peace deal that would include an extended ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The impact of Brexit in the 10 years since the referendum is hard to untangle from everything else that has been going on over the past decade.

My family are apparently eating like millionaires. After every shop, once I’ve checked my supermarket receipt and recovered from the shock, I try to persuade them to give up lavish habits – like eating fruit – but they’re not keen.

The lottery of birth has a massive impact on Junior ISA (JISA) and Child Trust Fund growth over the years.

Under new leadership, the Government is moving fast. John Healey barely had time to close the door of Number 11 behind him before the VAT cut on electricity and the bus fare cap were announced. However, not every pledge that Andy Burnham has made in recent weeks is likely to be such an overnight sensation – not least his hopes to reform social care.