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Theresa May promises to launch energy price cap bill next week
The Prime Minister has promised there will be a draft energy price cap bill next week
4 October 2017
Conservatives promise cap on energy prices
The party's general election manifesto is likely to include a pledge to cap prices for households on standard tariffs
24 April 2017
Brexit letter to PM: Consumers must be protected, say MSE, Which? and Citizens Advice
The Prime Minister has been urged not to let consumer rights 'fall by the wayside' during negotiations
28 March 2017
PM promises action on soaring energy prices
Theresa May says plans to tackle rising bills will be announced
17 March 2017
Warning: Save £1,000s on childcare before it's too late
While the Prime Minister is touting more free childcare hours for 3 and 4-year-olds, there's a hidden big change coming
3 June 2015
Queen's Speech 2015: Taxes to be frozen for five years
Measures to ban income tax, VAT and national insurance rises over the next five years have been announced by the Queen
27 May 2015
David Cameron: We will give pensioners security and dignity
Prime Minister David Cameron writes for MSE on why the Government is shaking up pension rules
19 November 2014
Government 'wants big six energy firms to hold prices'
The big six energy firms are being urged by the Government to hold prices until the middle of 2015
29 November 2013
Energy switching should take 24 hours, Government says
Switching energy firm shouldn't take five weeks, the Government said today as it pressed providers for 24-hour switching
31 October 2013
Energy firms will face 'competition test', PM says
The Government is to launch a 'proper competition test' to see whether the energy market can be made more competitive
23 October 2013
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With the announcement of the Government's energy cost of living plans due out at lunchtime. I thought I'd speedily bash out a note down of what (from memory) I'd asked the Chancellor for when we spoke on Monday - and the other general suggestions I've been making. -
Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
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Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
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Martin Lewis: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
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It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here.
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