Loan sharks at the school gates, nude photos as security: how desperate people fall into the debt trap
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 11 million people have built up £25bn in arrears and debt. And illegal lenders are targeting those who can’t access mainstream credit
Despite Thatcher and Reagan’s best efforts, there is and has always been such a thing as society. The question is not whether it exists, but what shape it must take in a post-pandemic world
Less cash to splash: despite the spin, there’s nothing transient about inflation
Satyajit Das
With debt rising and prices spiralling up, households are going to find it harder to fork out for the necessities, let alone any luxuries, and politicians are worried
