http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/ Britain's top financial journalists - from This is Money, the Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail - lift the lid on making and saving money. en-GB Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:21:22 +0100 http://www.typepad.com/ http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2009/07/we-have-the-rail-system-that-we-deserve.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2009/07/we-have-the-rail-system-that-we-deserve.html As a nation of whingeing motorists the British public has no right to lament the latest twist in the debacle that is the UK rail system. For decades the great British motorist has made it perfectly clear where his priorities... Author: Adrian Lowery Current Affairs Economy Team: This is Money Travel ANM Blog Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:16:11 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2009/06/pack-your-own-bags-you-idle-oafs.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2009/06/pack-your-own-bags-you-idle-oafs.html Supermarkets like constantly to remind us how they are focused on customer service – or even better, improving the customer experience. Great, you might think, how could that be a bad thing? Here’s how: checkout staff filling your bags for... Author: Adrian Lowery Consumer rage Food and Drink Team: This is Money ANM Blog Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:19:57 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2009/05/train-ticket-profiteering-con-plumbs-new-depths.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2009/05/train-ticket-profiteering-con-plumbs-new-depths.html You might not think it possible, but National Express, Virgin Trains and their fellow train operating monopolies are plumbing new depths in their quest to wring every last penny from rail travellers. One new profiteering con was announced this week... Author: Adrian Lowery Consumer rage Team: This is Money Travel ANM Blog Wed, 13 May 2009 16:07:22 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2009/05/the-cat-sat-on-the-mat.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2009/05/the-cat-sat-on-the-mat.html I've always been sceptical that there is any point taking any notice of share-tippers or stock-pickers. They might be able to pick winners in a booming market - but then so can anyone. When the cat's among the pigeons though,... Author: Adrian Lowery City & business Investing Team: This is Money ANM Blog Tue, 12 May 2009 15:30:00 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2009/04/stick-to-your-strengths-yha-like-free-tea.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2009/04/stick-to-your-strengths-yha-like-free-tea.html We all have an attack of the 'things aren't what they used to be!’s now and again - every time we pay for a train ticket for example. I had a dose recently during a walking trip to the Lakes,... Author: Adrian Lowery Food and Drink Team: This is Money Travel ANM Blog Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:45:42 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/12/a-manifesto-for.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/12/a-manifesto-for.html Returning from Switzerland recently, I was suddenly struck by a surprise: Geneva airport was a bit of a shambles. I say a bit, because it worked well enough, despite the pokey no-man's land after passport control where hundreds mill, waiting... Author: Adrian Lowery Economy Team: This is Money ANM Blog Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:26:03 +0000 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/11/record-month-fo.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/11/record-month-fo.html This is Money recorded monumental all-time highs for traffic in October: 1.66 million visitors read a total of 14.17 million pages. Those totals are 23% and 43% higher respectively than the previous record-holder, the preceding month of September. And they... Author: Adrian Lowery Insider's view Team: This is Money ANM Blog Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:30:15 +0000 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/09/to-what-extent.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/09/to-what-extent.html To what extent should people who find themselves financially stricken receive help from the state? This question has been central to centuries of political and economic debate, and that debate was still raging this week as the top story on... Author: Adrian Lowery Insider's view Mortgages & house prices Team: This is Money ANM Blog Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:47:49 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/07/nightmare-on-fl.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/07/nightmare-on-fl.html In a week when we were warned the UK was heading into 'an economic horror movie', I got to pondering, are things really that bad? I would question for instance that we are about to be plunged into a nightmare... Author: Adrian Lowery Economy Team: This is Money ANM Blog Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:27:06 +0100 http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/05/most-read-stori.html http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/this_is_money_blog/2008/05/most-read-stori.html 10 most-read stories of the week (Number of reader comments as of 13.00pm on 02/05) 1. Buy-to-let giant Inside Track goes bust (53) 2. Bank bail-outs to be kept secret (44) 3. House prices now lower than a year ago... Author: Adrian Lowery Insider's view Team: This is Money ANM Blog Fri, 02 May 2008 12:53:57 +0100