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  The inflation myth

  Although it may pretend otherwise, the Monetary Policy Committee has a remit, set out in the establishing Bank of England Act of 1988. Section 11 reads:  In relation to...

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  Putting the saver’s case to the Treasury Select Committee, part one

  The Treasury Select Committee is conducting an inquiry into Quantitative Easing, particularly the way it has redistributed wealth in the UK. After providing written evidence Simon Rose of Save Our...

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  Simon Rose discusses QE on The Keiser Report

  Simon Rose of Save Our Savers was invited onto The Keiser Report to explain about giving evidence to the Treasury Select Committee inquiry into Quantitative Easing.

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  Simon Rose and Ros Altmann argue the case for savers and pensioners at the Treasury Select Committee inquiry into QE

       

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  Proposal to scrap the 10% tax rate on savings is just another kick in the teeth for savers

  Back in June we published the Great Savings Tax Swindle, highlighting the complexity and unfairness associated with the 10% tax rate for savings income. We described how the system requires...

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  MPs to investigate Quantitative Easing

  At times it seems that there is nobody to hold the government, the Bank of England and the banks to account. The past five years have been incredibly frustrating...

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  Might the days of money printing be coming to an end?

  John Butler is Chief Investment Officer of the Amphora Commodities Alpha Fund. He believes that a report published today heralds good news for all those who think that monetary...

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  Does the new Governor want higher inflation?

  Mark Carney, the next Governor of the Bank of England, has set the cat among the pigeons by suggesting that central banks in countries with low interest rates and...

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  Christmas songs for economists

  It’s been a worrying week, with all the talk that the Bank of England might change its mandate and deliberately stoke up inflation in the hope of stimulating the...

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  Lemmings in denial

  Of all the acres of newsprint devoted to the Autumn Statement, the piece that most chimed with our thoughts was the response from Dr. Tim Morgan, Global Head of Research...

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  Save us from increasingly desperate Chancellors

  Only the most optimistic of savers can expect to be much happier after Wednesday’s Autumn Statement than before. The Chancellor was full of sympathy while in opposition, saying in...

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  Funding for lending; rate-cutting for saving

  Just when you thought that rates could not possibly go any lower, the Government invents a new plan to undermine your savings. Introduced in August this year, the Funding...

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  From Dave’s bank to better banking for all

  How would you like an annual return of 5% on your savings? Sadly this rate – roughly double what you’ll get elsewhere – is only available from Burnley Savings...

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  Save Our Savers and Max Keiser

  This week Simon Rose of Save Our Savers was interviewed by Max Keiser. Together with his on and off-screen partner Stacy Herbert, Max has been described as the most...

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  Lies, damn lies and inflation statistics

  Oddly, there are no statistics to prove or disprove whether there are more quotations about statistics than any other subject. There are certainly a great many, and few are...

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