look away now if you have zero interest in employment law, because this thread is going to compare and contrast - in minute detail - the 2021 Labour New Deal For Working People and the new, rewritten version which I got hold of yesterday.....

After having her phone snatched recently, our Claer Barrett shared what she wished she’d known before it was taken and how we can best protect ourselves in the future from thieves 📱Claer Barrett #Lorraine

Thank you Winifred Robinson for inviting me on#youandyours BBC Radio 4 to talk about mobile phone theft and what we can do to protect ourselves. Here’s my Financial Times piece with all the things I wish I’d known before it happened to me - I hope it helps you! on.ft.com/4abdrV3

The FT had lunch with a Dragon🐉 Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦’s new book teaches teenagers about money, but her advice for adults is also spot on: “Unless you know what you enjoy, all the money in the world is not going to make you happy.” ft.com/content/fbfb92…

What have the FT's top editors and writers been reading in 2024 so far? Discover the mid-year reading lists of roula khalaf, Janine Gibson, Fred Studemann, Tim Harford, Rana Foroohar, Henry Mance, Gillian Tett, Stephen Bush, Claer Barrett, Simon Schama & more 📚ft.com/content/469f2a…

Taxes are expected to rise after the general election, regardless of manifesto promises or which party wins. On this week’s Money Clinic podcast I discuss how, when and why with the FT’s Miranda Green & Moira O'Neill & Nimesh Shah from Blick Rothenberg podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mon…

🎧Listen: What will the UK election mean for your money? In this week’s Money Clinic podcast, FT consumer editor and host Claer Barrett discusses what could happen next with Nimesh Shah, Moira O'Neill (pictured) and Miranda Green on.ft.com/3VCsq54

Comedian Lucy Porter used to hide unopened bills in her oven as she couldn’t face dealing with her finances. Financial anxiety is no laughing matter, and she tells me on Financial Times Money Clinic podcast how she’s learned to let go of her financial regrets: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mon…

How are financial markets reacting to the Labour landslide? Join me on @lbc this morning with Nick Ferrari at 7.30am for the latest - and a look at the economic challenges the new government now faces 📻

Have “Lunch with the FT” politics experts at 1pm today in our free webinar for subscribers - if they can stay awake 😉 Sign up via this link: uk-general-election-2024.live.ft.com/?utm_source=ft…

I am writing about the so-called “single tax” this week. Housing costs are the biggest example, but how else is this affecting you - and with more single person households in the future, what should our new government be doing? (my DMs are open for private rants!) #singletax

New research from Which? has uncovered widespread and shocking claims handling failures by insurers. Sam Richardson joined Claer Barrett and Ian Smith on the Financial Times' #MoneyClinic podcast to discuss ft.com/content/bd07cd…

Awful customer service driving you round the bend? I’m talking to Shari Vahl on BBC Radio 4 #youandyours this lunchtime about why we need more HUMANS not AI - as I wrote in this FT Weekend FT Weekend Magazine article: How did customer service get so bad? on.ft.com/3xDW7ua

"Magnificent Seven" market jitters abound this week (Nvidia down 7% on Tues) highlighting the concentration risk for investors in low-cost passive funds. Will it test their faith? My latest Financial Times column featuring research from Laith Khalaf at AJ Bell ft.com/content/59398b…

About to go live on BBC Radio 4 PM BBC Radio 4 talking about all things energy… here’s a free link to my FT Weekend Saturday column tomorrow on same: Data is the key to supporting Britain’s poorest pensioners on.ft.com/3Zfe4ev

Just spoke to Jeremy Vine about what I wish I'd known before MY phone was snatched - the first 300 people who click on THIS link can read my Financial Times article about it for free - please spread the word! on.ft.com/3Z3Bsvg #PhoneTheft