While many of our MPs were taking their well-earned Easter breaks, quite a number (notably not our Glorious Leader) popped back to hear the brilliant Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg tell them what they should really be worrying about. Hearing her speak puts the petty Farages and Francois of this world in sharp perspective; and should make you want to hit the streets with Extinction Rebellion.
“Record year for annuity sales driven by advisers”
I was asked this week whether annuities are now ‘a good investment’. They’ve been recommended very rarely in recent years, since ‘pension freedoms’ allowed pretty much unlimited drawdown on pension funds and anything left to be passed on to beneficiaries free of Inheritance Tax.
