Here’s my latest for the @theipaper.com : inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

My 24-year-old has never had a job - the rejections have destroyed him

Nearly one million young people aged 16 to 24 in the UK are NEETs. One parent shares the heartbreak and helplessness that comes with countless rejections

inews.co.uk

In our latest Substack, Research Trainee Jamie Titus-Glover looks at how income inequality between ethnic minorities and their White counterparts has changed over the past three decades. Though there are signs of progress, big disparities remain ⬇️

The UK has become more equal but ethnic minorities still earn less than their White counterparts

RF Research Trainee Jamie Titus-Glover takes a look at how income inequality between ethnic minorities and their White counterparts has changed over the past three decades.

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Is commonhold actually fit for purpose? This is an interesting read: Labour’s property reforms ‘will render millions of flats unsellable’ www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/734b68d...

Labour’s property reforms ‘will render millions of flats unsellable’

‘Utterly naive’ proposals will create two-tier system that traps existing leaseholders, consultation says

telegraph.co.uk

Hi all, another case study request: any 50 somethings who’d be happy to speak about their lack of savings or inability to save due to living expenses? #casestudyrequest

My latest feature in the @theipaper.com: liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/434...

My children will be in debt for years – how do I help without downsizing?

Even if my children do manage to secure well-paid jobs, they are unlikely to be able to save enough for a deposit on a flat without our help

liveapp.inews.co.uk

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

I’m also interested in speaking to parents who are helping their kids with student fees and are happy to share how they did it. Was it grandparents, investments, did you have an inheritance? #journorequest

I’m also looking for people who were on GLP1s but have now come off them to hear about their experience #journorequest #GLP1

Hello, I’m looking to speak with people whose parents are helping them in the cost of living crisis. If you live them so much that better. TIA. #journorequest

Don’t think I’ve posted #casestudyrequests here before so let’s see how this goes: - I’m looking for anyone who signed a pre-nup and fell out over it with their partner - I’m looking for anyone who stayed with their partner because of the cost of living but then left/got divorced

My feature on CTFs and why you should open a Junior ISA for your kids: liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/431...

My son’s avoided crippling student debt – this is how we did it

When we started investing on behalf of our son, we couldn’t have predicted how quickly student fees would rise

liveapp.inews.co.uk

Another money feature from me in the @telegraph.co.uk: www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...

Hilary Clinton at the Epstein deposition is the only thing I think we should all see on #IWD

youtu.be/QGM_SXrGITM?... - lovely morning @thismorningitv.bsky.social yesterday talking weight loss jabs and stigma attached to them

‘I Hid My Weight Loss Jab Use From My Family’ | This Morning

YouTube video by This Morning

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Edinburgh-bound this morning

My feature on women leaving the law in this week’s @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social www.lawgazette.co.uk/features/tal...

Talent drain: women leaving practice

Women go into - and then leave - practice in greater numbers than men. Why? And what can be done to stem this loss of talent? Maria Shahid reports.

lawgazette.co.uk

If you’re looking for other places to follow me I’m also on insta: www.instagram.com/mariash70s?i...

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GLP-1s: the problem with the current narrative

Stop tellling me I'm doing it for the 'male gaze'...

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I’m still looking for private resi landlords who would be happy to talk about how the cap on ground rent will affect them. #journorequest

Getting your tax and pensions affairs in order on a Sunday morning is peak adulting.

I wrote a load of substacks this year but this one seems the most relevant to my last comment: open.substack.com/pub/speaking...

A year of living frugally

2025 was a challenging year for me financially.

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I want the sort of job that allows me enough time to read every @newyorker.com feature, while also being also being able to justify subscribing to it #dilemmasofafreelancewriter

My latest for the @theipaper.com on why changes to bereavement leave are very overdue: liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/416...

I had to quit my job when my father died – change to bereavement leave is overdue

There will be a legal right to take time off work following the loss of a loved one from 2027

liveapp.inews.co.uk

Case study request: do you live with an elderly parents. How are you dealing with finances? Are they contributing to living expenses?

Black Americans have been trying to sound the alarm for YEARS: the brutality they inflict on us will eventually be the brutality they inflict on YOU

My latest for the Telegraph Money: www.telegraph.co.uk/money/retire...

Went to the shops and what did I get?! No nice new clothes or bag or shoes in the sales. Nope. Acne cream for the teen and sink unblocked. 🙃

RIP Sophie Kinsella - way too young - 😕

It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there. A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Case study request: I’m looking for pensioners/retirees impacted by the state pension increase. Will you be going into your personal allowance? #budget2025