The Irish Question has plagued governments from Elizabeth I to Oliver Cromwell to Lloyd George and Margaret Thatcher. It was all going so well but now it’s Theresa May’s turn to be stuck between a rock (the DUP) and a hard place (the Republic) and learn the Answer to the Question: try to please them all and you’ll end up just where you started, pleasing no one. The R of I is our 4th largest trading partner and right now and for a change, we need them more than they need us.
“Reeves backs down on plans to cut ISA limit”
So it looks as though Cash ISAs are safe for the moment (FTM – is that a thing?) Rachel has apparently ‘bowed to pressure’ from the banks and building societies and decided not to reduce the allowance to £4,000 for cash and to keep the £20,000 parity with Stocks and Shares ISAs. Bowed also to common sense, I’d say.
