Paul Lewis
@paullewismoney.bsky.social
Financial journalist, broadcaster, and speaker. Seek the truth, find the truth, tell the truth. Unequivocally for free speech & press. Wilkie Collins expert too
Nearly half of parents stripped of child benefit based on faulty travel data were back in the UK bit.ly/497ALWP child benefit cannot be claimed after 8 weeks out of UK but data showing parents leaving UK on holiday was not always matched with data showing their return
Home Office data in HMRC benefit fraud trial wrong in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
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November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Nearly half of parents stripped of child benefit based on faulty travel data were back in the UK bit.ly/497ALWP child benefit cannot be claimed after 8 weeks out of UK but data showing parents leaving UK on holiday was not always matched with data showing their return
Yours for an estimated £100,000 (plus buyer’s premium) bit.ly/3Ly7drw engineer Harry Beck who designed it was paid £5. Now it is a model used worldwide.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Yours for an estimated £100,000 (plus buyer’s premium) bit.ly/3Ly7drw engineer Harry Beck who designed it was paid £5. Now it is a model used worldwide.
From hifalutin to hyphenatin - former Prince may have hyphen forced upon him by his mother’s wishes bit.ly/3WKMWl1
Andrew may gain a royal title after all: order of the hyphen
Buckingham Palace is considering tweaking Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s name in accordance with the late Queen’s wishes
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November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
From hifalutin to hyphenatin - former Prince may have hyphen forced upon him by his mother’s wishes bit.ly/3WKMWl1
The life and death of computer billionaire Mike Lynch bit.ly/4oxTxeX
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The life and death of computer billionaire Mike Lynch bit.ly/4oxTxeX
On course horse race betting won’t be taxed, Treasury says (last par of piece) bit.ly/3LBZyIF but racing’s lobbying broadens to oppose other tax rises
Horse-racing industry faces £10m hit from business rates changes
Racing yards are among those excluded from new reliefs, compounding the cost of an expected tax raid on betting
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November 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
On course horse race betting won’t be taxed, Treasury says (last par of piece) bit.ly/3LBZyIF but racing’s lobbying broadens to oppose other tax rises
When I first wrote about homelessness in 1971 there were few rough sleepers, no beggars on the streets, and as a young man I thought the answer was simple - find them homes, give them rights. Both happened to some extent, but 54 years later it is worse bit.ly/4hOFZca
Ministers urged to tackle ‘shocking’ rise in homeless
Labour’s early release scheme for prisoners partly blamed for rise in homelessness to 299,100 in England in 2024, a 21 per cent rise since 2022
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November 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
When I first wrote about homelessness in 1971 there were few rough sleepers, no beggars on the streets, and as a young man I thought the answer was simple - find them homes, give them rights. Both happened to some extent, but 54 years later it is worse bit.ly/4hOFZca
No one knows what the Budget will bring but if - IF - the two up two down tax and NI change happens this is what it would cost individuals who paid more though most would not bit.ly/4oFwa2X
Income tax raid could cost highest earners £1,800 a year
If the chancellor breaks Labour’s pledge and puts up tax rates, those making six figures and pensioners will be worst hit
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November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
No one knows what the Budget will bring but if - IF - the two up two down tax and NI change happens this is what it would cost individuals who paid more though most would not bit.ly/4oFwa2X
Too serious to make the obvious joke - but what a Horlicks! bit.ly/4hMlY64 and all the parties deny doing anything wrong
Boss behind £255m PPE deal arrested over ‘missing’ tax millions
Tim Horlick’s Ayanda Capital won the contract in 2020 despite having no history of manufacturing protective gear
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November 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Too serious to make the obvious joke - but what a Horlicks! bit.ly/4hMlY64 and all the parties deny doing anything wrong
60 London Underground staff some who have worked on tube for years could face deportation under tightened visa rules bit.ly/3XpfRuZ
Dozens of TfL staff to lose right to remain in visa rule change
‘Rail travel assistants’ were removed from a list of ‘shortage occupation’ exceptions in July, but the London mayor’s office condemns the move
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November 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
60 London Underground staff some who have worked on tube for years could face deportation under tightened visa rules bit.ly/3XpfRuZ
Lawyer says professionals will leave UK if partners forced to pay National Insurance like their staff do bit.ly/43hlQFN
Mishcon boss: Tax hike on LLPs will drive people overseas
James Libson, head of the law firm, warns Rachel Reeves that changing taxation of limited liability partnerships could make people quit the UK
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November 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Lawyer says professionals will leave UK if partners forced to pay National Insurance like their staff do bit.ly/43hlQFN
Judge backs freedom to criticise Islam bit.ly/4osgAYj and presumably any religion bit.ly/4osgAYj good. Feel free to criticise my atheism! Though to be fair it’s not a belief it’s just the truth!
Right to criticise Islam is protected under British law, judge rules
Head of Free Speech Union says decision should make it harder for Government to roll out an Islamophobia definition
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November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Judge backs freedom to criticise Islam bit.ly/4osgAYj and presumably any religion bit.ly/4osgAYj good. Feel free to criticise my atheism! Though to be fair it’s not a belief it’s just the truth!
The PPE scandal gets worse the deeper you look bit.ly/3LQ9pdX
Revealed: The billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
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November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The PPE scandal gets worse the deeper you look bit.ly/3LQ9pdX
Small businesses - including those used as cover for fraud - may be allowed to keep their accounts secret in the name of cutting red tape bit.ly/49IIKK5 business minister says change is still,under discussion
Changes to small company filing rules still under review, says minister
Blair McDougall says all options on the table on rule changes that could force smaller companies to file more detailed accounts
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November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Small businesses - including those used as cover for fraud - may be allowed to keep their accounts secret in the name of cutting red tape bit.ly/49IIKK5 business minister says change is still,under discussion
After 20 complaints news presenter is found to have broken BBC rules by correcting ‘pregnant people’ to pregnant ‘women’ because her facial expression when she did it was ‘giving a strong impression’ of having a personal view about the issue bit.ly/49LV9wK
Martine Croxall broke rules over ‘pregnant people’ on-air correction
The BBC News presenter had 20 complaints against her upheld after she rolled her eyes and changed the phrase ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’
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November 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
After 20 complaints news presenter is found to have broken BBC rules by correcting ‘pregnant people’ to pregnant ‘women’ because her facial expression when she did it was ‘giving a strong impression’ of having a personal view about the issue bit.ly/49LV9wK
All roads lead to Rome but many were very wiggly, new survey finds as it doubles the number known to 185,000 miles. bit.ly/4qNZwO5
Truth of vast network of Roman roads revealed
Using spy-satellite images and ancient travel itineraries, researchers have identified a huge number of forgotten roads, some of them less than straight
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
All roads lead to Rome but many were very wiggly, new survey finds as it doubles the number known to 185,000 miles. bit.ly/4qNZwO5
Do not try this at home! bit.ly/47wFi40 make sure your passwords are unguessable but memorable - three random words are very strong. And make sure your mobile PIN is different from the PIN to get into any bank accounts on the phone
Password for Louvre’s video surveillance system was ‘Louvre’
Since the jewel heist last month it has been revealed that experts warned over ten years ago that the museum’s CCTV and security network was not fit for purpose
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November 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Do not try this at home! bit.ly/47wFi40 make sure your passwords are unguessable but memorable - three random words are very strong. And make sure your mobile PIN is different from the PIN to get into any bank accounts on the phone
King publishes his Letters Patent to strip Andrew MB of his titles bit.ly/47Jy6jw And Pitch@Palace to be wound up after £210,000 cash taken out last year.
Andrew’s title formally withdrawn as entrepreneur scheme wound up
The King announces a letters patent to remove his brother’s title as Pitch@Palace Global Ltd withdraws almost all its remaining funds, accounts show
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November 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
King publishes his Letters Patent to strip Andrew MB of his titles bit.ly/47Jy6jw And Pitch@Palace to be wound up after £210,000 cash taken out last year.
Bank of England votes 5 to 4 to keep bank rate at 4%. Good news for High Street banks which can keep our money on which they pay no or little interest in a reserve account earning 4% for them.
November 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Bank of England votes 5 to 4 to keep bank rate at 4%. Good news for High Street banks which can keep our money on which they pay no or little interest in a reserve account earning 4% for them.
USA wants to export it excessive drug prices to the UK as Ambassador threatens to shut down drug firms in UK unless NHS pays more bit.ly/47CrROE
US ambassador: Reform drug prices or face pharma exodus from Britain
Warren Stephens says American companies will cancel UK investments and shut facilities here if no agreement reached with Trump
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November 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
USA wants to export it excessive drug prices to the UK as Ambassador threatens to shut down drug firms in UK unless NHS pays more bit.ly/47CrROE
Assets of billionaire seized by @NCA_UK include dinosaurs bit.ly/3WGWL3i after barristers presented their skeleton arguments to court!
Dinosaur fossils bought at London auction seized as proceeds of crime
The buyer, Singapore-based businessman Su Binghai, is allegedly linked to a £2.5 billion money laundering case
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November 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Assets of billionaire seized by @NCA_UK include dinosaurs bit.ly/3WGWL3i after barristers presented their skeleton arguments to court!
Fans raise €16m Duralex preservative bit.ly/49FxyxL the stubby much loved glasses will not be lost as French public saves the now cooperative business
French pour cash in to save firm that makes beloved Duralex tumblers
Funding appeal raises €16 million in 24 hours for a brand that millions remember fondly from school meals
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November 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Fans raise €16m Duralex preservative bit.ly/49FxyxL the stubby much loved glasses will not be lost as French public saves the now cooperative business
Fans raise €16m Duralex preservative bit.ly/49FxyxL the stubby much loved glasses will not be lost as French public saves the now cooperative business
French pour cash in to save firm that makes beloved Duralex tumblers
Funding appeal raises €16 million in 24 hours for a brand that millions remember fondly from school meals
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November 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Fans raise €16m Duralex preservative bit.ly/49FxyxL the stubby much loved glasses will not be lost as French public saves the now cooperative business
The producer and the almost invisible 21 films that took £16m of subsidies and made them invisible too! bit.ly/4qJTsGg the final scene is a chase - but who will win?
HMRC and BFI in frame over film producer’s use of taxpayer funds
British Film Institute faces scrutiny over producer who used official scheme to seek backing for titles starring Elizabeth Hurley, Kelsey Grammer and Bill Nighy
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November 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The producer and the almost invisible 21 films that took £16m of subsidies and made them invisible too! bit.ly/4qJTsGg the final scene is a chase - but who will win?
Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays, Nationwide and Santander will join HSBC and allow people without a fixed address to open bank accounts, in initiative with Shelter and government bit.ly/4nPm6U0
Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Thousands of homeless people will be able to open a bank account and five major banks as part of a strategy to improve financial inclusion.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays, Nationwide and Santander will join HSBC and allow people without a fixed address to open bank accounts, in initiative with Shelter and government bit.ly/4nPm6U0
Former Prince Andrew will be entitled to over £9000 a year taxpayer funded pension from February bit.ly/4okGMnF my revelation with Victoria Ward in D Tel. Also NB the King claims his state pension but gives it to Age UK.
Andrew entitled to £9,000-a-year state pension
The former Duke of York hits state pension age in February
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November 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Former Prince Andrew will be entitled to over £9000 a year taxpayer funded pension from February bit.ly/4okGMnF my revelation with Victoria Ward in D Tel. Also NB the King claims his state pension but gives it to Age UK.