Charlie Haynes
@charliehaynes.bsky.social
Senior investigative reporter for the East Midlands - BBC News. Drop me a DM if you have a story or a cute dog pic
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England’s doughty yeomen will do anything with their money - let it rot in a bank, buy a buy to let, shove it under the bed - other than put it into stocks
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Hadn’t realised that the cash ISA total was now £300bn. Truly ridiculous.
ISA allowances - in general - are far too high in my view.
Hadn’t realised that the cash ISA total was now £300bn. Truly ridiculous.
ISA allowances - in general - are far too high in my view.
February 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
England’s doughty yeomen will do anything with their money - let it rot in a bank, buy a buy to let, shove it under the bed - other than put it into stocks
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It's not finished. This is just the outline. But I wrote about why North England is poor. Which it really really is. tomforth.co.uk/whynorthengl...
Why North England is poor.
And why Thatcher is partly to blame, but not in the way most people argue.
tomforth.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
It's not finished. This is just the outline. But I wrote about why North England is poor. Which it really really is. tomforth.co.uk/whynorthengl...
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Food £200
Data £150
Rent £800
Whimsical household inventions £3,600
Utility £150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my dog is mad at me
Data £150
Rent £800
Whimsical household inventions £3,600
Utility £150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my dog is mad at me
December 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Food £200
Data £150
Rent £800
Whimsical household inventions £3,600
Utility £150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my dog is mad at me
Data £150
Rent £800
Whimsical household inventions £3,600
Utility £150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my dog is mad at me
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It's really noticeable around us how it has shifted from "youngish professionals living comfortably together" to "overcrowded HMOs" because it's more affordable to split a two-bed four ways than two.
I know expectations have now shifted, because they had to, but it's *mad* that as a reasonably high earning individual/a couple with okay salaries it's now essentially no longer possible to live in zone 2, just wasn't the case even a decade ago, social geography of London has changed *so much*
December 27, 2024 at 11:49 AM
It's really noticeable around us how it has shifted from "youngish professionals living comfortably together" to "overcrowded HMOs" because it's more affordable to split a two-bed four ways than two.
EXCL: Homebuyers are increasingly saddled with extra costs for estate management that they complain are hidden by “smoke & mirrors”. 4 in 5 new homes under construction will have some kind of charge. I’ve looked at so called “fleecehold” charges from firm FirstPort
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Our estate pays £9,000 a year for grass to be cut'
Freehold homeowners say they feel
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 5:40 PM
EXCL: Homebuyers are increasingly saddled with extra costs for estate management that they complain are hidden by “smoke & mirrors”. 4 in 5 new homes under construction will have some kind of charge. I’ve looked at so called “fleecehold” charges from firm FirstPort
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Exc: Peer who repeats Kremlin talking points made vice chair of APPG set up to fight disinformation
Lord Balfe also described Russian ambassador Kelin as "a nice chap" and told Tortoise that Kelin would be “welcome in my kitchen”
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www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/27/p...
Lord Balfe also described Russian ambassador Kelin as "a nice chap" and told Tortoise that Kelin would be “welcome in my kitchen”
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www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/27/p...
Peer uses Kremlin talking points and considers Russian ambassador a “nice chap” - Tortoise
A peer who has repeatedly echoed Kremlin talking points in the House of Lords has joined a new parliamentary group formed to fight “disinformation in the public discourse”. Last week Lord Balfe was na...
www.tortoisemedia.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Exc: Peer who repeats Kremlin talking points made vice chair of APPG set up to fight disinformation
Lord Balfe also described Russian ambassador Kelin as "a nice chap" and told Tortoise that Kelin would be “welcome in my kitchen”
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www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/27/p...
Lord Balfe also described Russian ambassador Kelin as "a nice chap" and told Tortoise that Kelin would be “welcome in my kitchen”
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www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/27/p...
My exclusive yesterday - a group is taking legal action against the makers of Johnson’s baby powder, claiming repeated use caused their cancers. They say for decades talcum powder contained small amounts of cancer causing asbestos.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Women plan UK legal action over Johnson & Johnson talcum powder cancer claims - BBC News
Hundreds of women in the UK are taking legal action against Johnson and Johnson.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM
My exclusive yesterday - a group is taking legal action against the makers of Johnson’s baby powder, claiming repeated use caused their cancers. They say for decades talcum powder contained small amounts of cancer causing asbestos.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...