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Claer Barrett

2 years

Some personal news... My first book, What They Don't Teach You About Money will be released in March 2023 'Need to know' stuff about money, written in a way that anyone can understand (with a pinch of sass!) Preorder here @PenguinUKBooks @EburyPublishing

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Claer Barrett

@ClaerB

4 years

Shepherd’s pie tonight. I think I may have hit peak lockdown🍴

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@ClaerB

5 years

Around 15% of the UK workforce is self employed. No sick pay, benefits or paid holiday - and now no right to support from the government's "job retention scheme". PAYE workers could get 80% of wages, but self-employed get just £94 per week? Not fair. Not enough. RT if you agree!

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6 years

Absolutely brilliant news that @MartinSLewis is funding a proper financial textbook for secondary schools - but shameful the government has not done so @ftmoney @MoneySavingExp @Moneybox Financial Times

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@ClaerB

4 years

My plan for world domination is really taking off in the Isle of Man!

Isle of Man motorists told to 'Keep Claer' in road-painting error

A road-marking crew is left red-faced after failing to give "clear" instructions to motorists.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@ClaerB

6 years

Huge congratulations to my most excellent colleague @JosephineCumbo who has scooped pensions journalist of the year award at the #Headline18 awards @ftmoney @FinancialTimes your many fans salute you 💃

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@ClaerB

4 years

I have some news...

Kristina Eriksson

@kgeriksson

4 years

New senior roles for @ClaerB @sarahoconnor_ and @Urbandirt who will strengthen the FT's coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its social and economic impacts. Read more:

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@ClaerB

5 years

Politicians cannot agree about anything, so the fact that 200 want to suspend and review the #LoanCharge is a huge deal. With nearly 5m “gig economy” workers in UK, MPs must ensure contractors and freelancers are taxed simply, and fairly. RT if you agree!

MPs and peers call for suspension of loan charge

Johnson and Hunt urged to scrap the ‘retrospective’ tax if elected Tory leader

www.ft.com

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@ClaerB

4 years

Please RT this thread - a new scam involving fake NHS texts about vaccines is spreading fast (thanks to my follower @Chrislike16 for alerting me). Do not click on links like this in texts. Next tweet shows how they will attempt to harvest your financial details #ScamAlert

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@ClaerB

5 years

THANK YOU to everyone who called, texted and tweeted about #IR35 tonight on @eddiemair @LBC The biggest takeaway for me as a reporter is the number of contractors who say they’re being “blanketed” and the impossibility of appealing. Rest assured FT & LBC will keep on the story📝

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@ClaerB

3 years

I'm staggered that I'll be eligible for the £150 Council Tax rebate for #energybills in April. I am donating mine to National Energy Action @NEA_UKCharity if you can afford to do the same, please consider targeting this help at those who really need it:

Donate

Donate to NEA If you wish to make a BACS transfer; please contact Alice Dalgleish for more information.

www.nea.org.uk

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@ClaerB

5 years

My neighbour just popped round to use our printer. She is 30, and was printing a form to opt out of the Local Government Pension Scheme. My eyes nearly popped out of my head! One long chat later (“I had no idea it was that good a deal”) and the form is in the recycling! #pensions

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@ClaerB

4 years

I see a row is brewing over the chancellor's claim on breakfast TV to have met with @ForgottenLtd There is an easy solution to this @RishiSunak and @hmtreasury - *please* now arrange a meeting with them and @ExcludedUK to listen and engage properly!

They’ve saved Christmas — now save small businesses

The chancellor failed to send a message to millions excluded from support at the spending review

www.ft.com

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@ClaerB

5 years

I’m bird watching in the Outer Hebrides 🦅 Thrilled to have won the Wincott personal finance journalist of the year award yesterday (for columns about push payment fraud in @ftmoney ) I will be celebrating with some #HarrisGin tonight! And will resume critique of banks when back

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@ClaerB

1 year

My teal dress today promoted some Penny Mourdant comparisons (thank you!) so here I am with a self fashioned sword of state 🗞️ 🗡️

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2 years

THREAD🧵 @MartinSLewis is effectively our patron saint of personal finance. He can see the emergency that’s coming, and speaks up for millions of terrified consumers - why won’t our zombie government wake up, and listen to him? My @ftweekend op-ed tomorrow

Martin Lewis is right: the cost of living emergency is already here

Urgent action is needed to protect the personal finances of millions facing ruin from energy bills

www.ft.com

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@ClaerB

5 years

Chuffed to pick up the #PFSAwards gong for @ftmoney which has been named national newspaper personal finance section of the year- kudos to @MrJamesPickford @JosephineCumbo @WarwickChing @andytilbrook @EmmaAgyemang and @KateBeioley_FT plus @MerrynSW @thejamesmax @jbthewealthman ♥️

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@ClaerB

5 years

Wishing a happy and hopeful #NewYear2020 to all of my followers who are affected by the #LoanCharge Many journalists have shed important light on your plight in 2019. Me and @EmmaAgyemang will continue to do so in 2020 (as I’m sure will @gregwrightYP and others) 🕯 #KeepTheFaith

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@ClaerB

6 years

Exciting news - from next week, I’ll be joining @eddiemair as the guest business and finance commentator on his new @LBC drivetime show. Of course we shall be talking about lots of @FT stories (and don’t worry, I will continue to write them!)

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@ClaerB

4 years

I can’t have a glass of wine in Canary Wharf... but I can have Canary Wharf in my glass of wine 🍷 cheers!

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@ClaerB

4 years

Very exciting news... the Money Clinic, the FT’s new personal finance podcast, goes live tomorrow morning! Here I am in the studio recording the final links (note the protective mic covers). It’s been a long time in the making, but I hope you all like it @ftmoney @ftpodcasts 💷💪

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@ClaerB

5 years

Important development tonight in the #LoanCharge story

Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green

@MPIainDS

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I've written to the new Prime Minister @BorisJohnson Chancellor of the Exchequer @sajidjavid asking they take urgent action to rethink the highly unfair & harmful #LoanCharge @LCAG_2019 @loanchargeAPPG affecting 50,000 people in UK & approx 140 people in #chingford #woodfordgreen

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@ClaerB

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@nobigfish @Dadonaldson @sajidjavid @HMRCgovuk @gregwrightYP @EmmaAgyemang @andyverity @maxc73 Ahead of the election, it is vital that all the parties address how to tax Britain’s growing army of contractors, self employed and gig economy workers. As well as the #loanchargescandal there are issues with #IR35 that must be urgently tackled

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@ClaerB

2 years

The spending habits of 435,000 UK children using @gohenry contactless cards shows huge shift in H1 2022: 🧸 Toys down 32% 👕👗Fashion down 14% 🎮🧑‍💻👾Gaming down 11% ♥️💙💛 Charity donations up 256%👇My FT article below, free to read thanks to @FT_FLIC

A child’s eye view of the cost of living crisis

From saving pocket money to better budgeting and giving to charity, children’s financial habits are changing

www.ft.com

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@ClaerB

2 years

Thrilled to have won Commentator of the Year at #HMAwards22 last night for my Saturday column in @ftweekend @ftmoney The awards trophies were lost in transit, but we didn’t mind the Prosecco substitution! (Pictured with fellow winner @StreeterNews ) Can I say a few thank yous…

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@ClaerB

5 years

"He said he'd spent hours and hours thinking how he could get through it ...and he just couldn't come up with anything. I just don't think he could see any light at the end of the tunnel at all.” Powerful piece on #LoanChargeScandal by ⁦ @andyverity ⁩

'My dad thought he was a criminal - he wasn't'

More than 200 MPs have called for a suspension and independent review of a controversial tax policy.

www.bbc.com

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@ClaerB

2 years

The PM’s plans to make it compulsory to study some form of maths have divided the nation!➗My FT column today featuring @Bobby_Seagull and @lucykellaway is *free to read* thanks to @FT_FLIC the FT’s financial literacy charity, and contains alarming stats:

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@ClaerB

5 years

Thanks to all of the @pfsconf members who voted @ftmoney Personal Finance Section of the Year - as you can see, the whole team is delighted! L-R @JosephineCumbo @MrJamesPickford (me) @andytilbrook and @WarwickChing plus @EmmaAgyemang (out of office) and our fab boss @AlecuRussell

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@ClaerB

6 years

Full report from @EmmaAgyemang in tonight’s FT on fury as HMRC and Mel Stride MP confirm they will not be attending the APPG session on the #loancharge tomorrow #2019LoanCharge

UK Treasury minister snubs loan charge inquiry

Mel Stride refuses to attend parliamentary hearing on controversial tax

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@ClaerB

5 years

Huge congratulations to @JosephineCumbo pictured here clutching an award for Outstanding Contribution to pensions reporting at the State Street Press Awards 🙌

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@ClaerB

3 years

THREAD 🧵The FT paywall has just come down! All of our content is free to read for 24 hours. To start - I've curated 10 of our most popular #personalfinance articles from @FTMoney in the thread below #FTfreetoday

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3 years

THREAD: How much is bad maths costing Britain? Just under half of working age adults in the UK have the numeracy skills of an 11-year-old child (or lower). Millions struggle to understand their bills, and make poor financial choices @PlainNumbers

How much is bad maths costing Britain?

Plain Numbers Project doubles the number of consumers who understand their bills

www.ft.com

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@ClaerB

6 years

In what could be the most middle class accident ever, a jar of lemongrass fell out of the cupboard last night. Husband went to catch it, but knocked it flying, and it smashed through the bloody washing machine door! The lemongrass jar is intact #smallmercies

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@ClaerB

5 years

For once, I am speechless!

Dominic Vallier

@Dominic_Vallier

5 years

Congratulations @ClaerB on your success, being named the 10th ‘most influential woman in finance’. We are pleased that you are a judge on @StudyLIBF @ftmoney Young Financial Journalist competition #YFJ #TalkMoneyWeek 👇👇👇👇

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@ClaerB

5 years

You can expect more reporting on #LoanChargeScandal from @EmmaAgyemang next week

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@TGloaming

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@ClaerB @CToowitter He hasn’t got to grips with #LoanChargeScandal yet Claer . The Morse review was an inside job stitch up . Please highlight this . Thank you in anticipation 🙏

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@ClaerB

6 years

Report on the @loanchargeAPPG by @EmmaAgyemang is the page two lead story in the Financial Times this morning #2019LoanCharge #loancharge

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@ClaerB

2 years

Please read this thread about a horrific fraud case with worrying implications for us all @santanderukhelp @santanderuk and @VirginActiveUK I hope you’re working together on resolving this for @MorganBroadcast as I will be calling your press office tomorrow! ☎️

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@ClaerB

6 years

Fresh furore over the #loancharge in Westminster tonight as promised “review” is branded a “whitewash” by MPs, reports @EmmaAgyemang @ftmoney #2019LoanCharge

MPs cry foul over ‘whitewash’ loan charge review

Treasury says reassessment of big tax bills for contractors will be ‘report only’

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@ClaerB

4 years

☎️"Hello Mrs Barrett, we understand you have recently been involved in an accident?" "Yes, how did you know? Sadly it was a fatal accident and you are now talking to the ghost of Claer Barrett" "I beg your pardon?" "Do you know if ghosts can make insurance claims?" Click brrr😁

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@ClaerB

3 years

How much extra #nationalinsurance will you pay from April? The tax rate increases by 1.25 percentage points, but the amount of £ you pay goes up by at least 10% - see my ready reckoner below! About to discuss on @LBC with @eddiemair 📻 #CostOfLivingCrisis

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@ClaerB

6 years

"A second person facing high debts related to a controversial new piece of tax legislation has taken his own life, a group of MPs reported on Friday." @EmmaAgyemang #2019LoanCharge #LoanCharge

Loan charge suicide sparks calls for PM to halt policy

Users of past scheme could be taxed on loans from up to 20 years ago in a single year

www.ft.com

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@ClaerB

2 years

So excited to have met @Amanda_Lovett25 from #TheTraitors in the #Lorraine green room this morning ahead of her first TV interview with @ranvir01 This Welsh dragon has a heart of gold! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🐉

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@ClaerB

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Tomorrow morning, we’ll publish a selection of the 300+ reader responses sent to @ftmoney following the article on #LoanCharge2019 by @EmmaAgyemang They make extremely difficult reading - but they need to be read. I’ll tweet the online link at 7am and it’s in Saturday’s newspaper

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7 years

"I want you to down that glass, rip off your knickers and dance on that table" @FinancialTimes publishes astonishing undercover account of sexual harassment at a secretive black-tie fundraiser where "boob jobs for the wife" are auctioned. @miss_marriage

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@ClaerB

5 years

The Chancellor says he’s a “low tax guy” but ahead of the Budget, I’m desperately hoping he’s a “simple tax guy” and takes heed of #IR35 warnings

Wanted: bright ideas on how to tax the wealthy

Ahead of the Budget, chancellor Sajid Javid has some tough choices to make

www.ft.com

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@ClaerB

7 years

Are your finances suffering from "lifestyle creep"? The FT's Jason Butler has some #NewYearsResolutions you need to read: @jbthewealthman #ThursdayThoughts

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@ClaerB

4 years

THREAD: There's been no Covid support for c.2m limited company directors paid via dividends as it was deemed 'too difficult'. Today, the chancellor has been presented with a potential solution: #ForgottenLtd #ExcludedUK @fsb_policy @seeleyharris @ACCA_UK

Chancellor urged to help excluded entrepreneurs

Professional bodies propose way of assisting limited company directors excluded from financial support

www.ft.com

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@ClaerB

6 years

I am sure many @FTMoney readers will say 'hear hear ' to this financial resolution from @thatginamiller "Let 2019 be the year that the #FCA resolved to ensure that the ‘C’ stands for cleaning up the morally bankrupt investment industry, rather than endless consultations"

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6 years

@TaxUnjust @ftmoney @EmmaAgyemang Barry, we have had hundreds and hundreds of responses (which are still pouring in) so it will not be in this weekend's edition - totally unprecedented response, more letters and emails than anything we've ever written about before! But it will be worth the wait.

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5 years

Rooting for @EmmaAgyemang who is shortlisted for business journalist of the year at next week’s WBW awards for her excellent reporting on tax, the #LoanChargeScandal and #IR35 at @FinancialTimes 💃

Words by Women

@WBWAwards

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Business journalist of the year: Emma Agyemang Sacha Nauta Ashley Armstrong Madlen Davies Sabah Meddings Hazel Sheffield

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4 years

Great news that Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrison’s will repay £1bn+ of business rates relief between them - that money should now be used to save small businesses, self employed and freelancers who are #ExcludedUK from support #ForgottenLtd #ForgottenPAYE

They’ve saved Christmas — now save small businesses

The chancellor failed to send a message to millions excluded from support at the spending review

www.ft.com

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@ClaerB

4 years

I am nuts about birds (as @eddiemair knows). In today's @FTweekend I've written about how under lockdown, more of us have come to love our feathered friends. The marvellous @ian_bott_artist drew the pics; @BeccyRSPB and @Kaulofthewilduk provided inspo:

How Britain became a nation of birdwatchers

The pandemic has taught us to take notice of nature — but is it a lasting change?

www.ft.com

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@ClaerB

4 years

Must not press any buttons, must not press any buttons... backstage at the digital #FTWeekendFestival @AlecuRussell

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@ClaerB

5 years

Another day, another FT front page tax story from @EmmaAgyemang

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4 years

Some pensioned-off Henry the Hoovers have been given a new lease of life! Spotted on a barge on the Hertford Union Canal in #Hackney #upcycling

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2 years

What’s in the box? 📦 Author copies of my first book What They Don’t Teach You About Money (“a money book for people who hate money books” says @eddiemair ) As you can see, there’s even a chapter called “Sorting your financial sh*t out”

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6 years

Our podcast this week shines a spotlight on the HMRC Loan Charge: tax avoidance, or a misselling scandal? Listen as campaigners, MPs and tax experts bring @EmmaAgyemang story to life, produced by @WarwickChing Financial Times

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@ClaerB

5 years

First class honours to @MartinSLewis who has redesigned ‘misleading’ and ‘financially dangerous’ student loan statements - let’s hope SLC and government adopt it as this will help worried students AND parents 🎓

Martin Lewis: replace ‘misleading’ and ‘financially dangerous’ student loan statements

Pressure grows on Student Loan Company to refocus on graduates’ expected repayments

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2 years

Calls from people who can't afford to top up their prepayment meters have surged 684% in a year, says @CitizensAdvice "Do I charge my wheelchair, or save the electricity for my kids so it doesn't go off?" Full report in @ftweekend with @JenWilliamsMEN

Harrowing plight of Britain’s prepayment energy users left sitting in the dark

The hidden problem of ‘self-disconnection’ mounts as electricity and gas prices soar

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6 years

A property scammer is attempting to con my 22-year old stepson out of £400 via bank transfer as a "viewing deposit" for a flat it turns out they don't even own. Fortunately he smelt a rat, and called me to check it out. A £3 search on the Land Registry confirmed his hunch!

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3 years

Ever applied for credit and been offered a higher interest rate than advertised? Check out this new campaign from @MartinSLewis as reported in @FinancialTimes this morning - esp important given cost of living crisis:

Martin Lewis urges reform of UK’s ‘dangerous’ credit card rules

Chancellor backs consumer rights campaigner’s call to ensure more borrowers get the advertised rate of interest

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2 years

Thrilled to have won a gong (well, a block!) at the @AICPRESS investment awards last night for my @ftmoney column (ii also won, hence why @JemmaJackson_ is looking so pleased). Thanks to everyone who voted #investing #investmentcompanies

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6 years

Six costly financial mistakes that women need to avoid - from pensions to payrises and saving for a “F*** off fund”, please read my FT column and share - prevention is better than cure! 💸🙅‍♀️💸 #personalfinance #investing #WealthManagement #money #savings

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4 years

For a party that has historically championed entrepreneurship, it’s jarring that a Conservative government repeatedly refuses to help 3m self-employed, freelancers and ltd co directors largely excluded from Covid support schemes #ExcludedUK #ForgottenLtd

They’ve saved Christmas — now save small businesses

The chancellor failed to send a message to millions excluded from support at the spending review

www.ft.com

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3 years

ENERGY BILLS: If you're in the lucky position of getting the £150 council tax rebate and you don't really need it, please considering donating it to fuel poverty charities @NEA_UKCharity and @fuel_bank as I have done. My campaign in FT explains why:

Sunak’s energy rebate leaves the poorest out in the cold

Energy crisis measures should help those most in need, not people like me

www.ft.com

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You heard it live on air - we’ll be doing a live phone in on #IR35 on Wednesday night @LBC @eddiemair between 6-7pm more details to follow about how you can get involved... 📞

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@ClaerB

5 years

I’ll be live on @LBC with @eddiemair shortly talking about the latest on what chancellor Rishi Sunak has been saying about #IR35 tax changes as detailed in this morning’s FT story by @EmmaAgyemang

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THREAD🧵 A worrying new era for our finances - but there's a new-look @ftmoney section in @ftweekend today and every Saturday to help investors make the most of their money... Here's a quick tour of the highlights!

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4 years

Supermarket “cashback” - now B&M will repay £80m in business rates relief + Pets at Home £29m. That’s a total of nearly £2bn heading the Treasury’s way 🛒💷 As I said on @LBC @eddiemair yesterday, let’s use it to save small biz! #ExcludedUK #ForgottenLtd

They’ve saved Christmas — now save small businesses

The chancellor failed to send a message to millions excluded from support at the spending review

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@ClaerB

6 years

Barry, we have a lot more to report about the loan charge in the FT - and I know lots of other journalists are engaged with the story too! 👊

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@TaxUnjust

6 years

@absmal1948 @LizKershawDJ @paullewismoney @Moneybox And now @ClaerB liked a tweet! All I need now is for all 3 journalists, or maybe just 1, to retweet my mission statement which is quite simply ‘As a member of @LCAG_2019 my aim is to #STOPtheLoanCharge , and to support everyone suffering from the impact of the #2019loancharge ’

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Another hard hitting tax scoop tonight from @EmmaAgyemang on levels of discontent among HMRC’s rank and file, full story here👇 (£) or see tomorrow’s @ftweekend

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I won’t be on air with @eddiemair this afternoon as we are celebrating my stepson’s graduation 🎓 Now he’s fully qualified, Nurse Jack is well placed to look after those with elevated blood alcohol levels 🥂

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FT Exclusive tonight: HMRC under fire for telling those affected by the #2019LoanCharge "Borrow to pay your tax bills". Investigation by @EmmaAgyemang finds majority of UK lenders would not allow this for tax debts:

HMRC under fire for ‘borrow to pay tax bills’ advice

MPs ask FCA to probe whether push to take out loans is a breach of regulations

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@ClaerB

4 years

@StuartP26655325 @MartinSLewis It's pronounced the usual way (like Clare) I changed the spelling aged 11 by returning my NI card and saying it was wrong (!) as there were so many other Clare's / Claire's at my secondary school. It worked, but now I'm stuck with it! #truestory

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3 years

As a naturally thrifty person, I find it troubling that our nation’s finances are presided over by a man who spends £95 on a pair of pool sliders🩴 #Budget2021

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2 years

THREAD🧵With an 80% increase in #energyprices confirmed this winter, average direct debit user will owe £300 a month - but prepayment customers face shockingly unaffordable bills of £480 by December. My latest opinion piece for @FinancialTimes

Don’t let energy price wars nuke our personal finances

As price cap heralds 80% rise in bills this winter, there’s no time to waste

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7 years

Here’s a radical idea for the investment industry. Why not encourage women to make regular monthly investments into an Isa or pension by launching a marketing campaign with Bodyform, Tampax or Always? My @FT column for #IWD2018 #WomensDay

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2 years

We don’t get taught much about money in schools, uni or the workplace - but my first book aims to rectify that! Here’s a taster of what to expect - you can get your hands on a copy here

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"Why am I the only girl in my A-Level maths class?" @Bobby_Seagull examines why women and maths often fail to add up for #NationalNumeracyDay in @FT and why this is crucial for personal finance, with advice and inspiration for all (FREE TO READ) 🧮

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@ClaerB

2 years

I just bought myself! 😆 Lots of thought provoking articles in @ftweekend to keep you going over Xmas including my 5 financial new year’s resolutions:

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4 years

I'll be chatting to @eddiemair on @LBC at 6.30pm tonight on growing calls to do more for small biz, freelancers and self-employed excluded from Corona support schemes - with more to come on tomorrow's live FT video Q&A #ExcludedUK #ForgottenLtd

Q&A: Should the chancellor do more to support entrepreneurs?

Experts answer your questions on proposals to help limited company directors

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@ClaerB

5 years

Please RT: As city streets empty, please spare a thought for Big Issue sellers who are struggling to sell copies. You can still help by SUBSCRIBING via link below - it’s a great read that will brighten the day of anyone self isolating @BigIssue

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4 years

Very strange not being in the FT newsroom for Budget day! But I’ve got screens, calculator and multiple chat groups set up (plus supply of snacks) Let’s see what surprises lie ahead... follow me and @FTMoney for personal finance updates, and listen to @eddiemair on @LBC from 4pm

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@ClaerB

5 years

The number of MPs calling for the #loancharge to be scrapped now stands at 207 and rising:

Greg Wright

@gregwrightYP

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'We were alarmed to hear tax professionals describe HMRC behaviour as including 'threats, delays, aggressive communication, bullying and incompetence.' My latest story on #LoanChargeScandal #loancharge @loanchargeAPPG @LCAG_2019

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The whole @FinancialTimes newsroom downed tools earlier today to wish Fiona Martin, our adored editorial fixer and queen of admin, a very happy retirement after 39 years at FT! You have certainly earned it, but the place won’t be the same without you ✍️

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@ClaerB

4 years

It could all go horribly wrong... but @eddiemair has asked me to play the sax on @lbc tonight after 1850 🎷 I hope to give you all a laugh! 🎶

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@ClaerB

2 years

I speak out about pre-payment meter voucher issues because the FT is read by people in power (companies, governments, policy makers) who have the power to change things for the better and design systems that don’t lock out the most vulnerable from vital energy support ⚡️

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@DHLlamanga

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@GMB @ClaerB The FT has a consumer editor !! I just wonder how many of the Financial Times readers have a pre-payment meter in their house of flat? I would be flabbergasted if you would need the fingers of both your hands to count them.

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6 years

Over 300 reader responses have been sent to @ftmoney following the cover feature on #LoanCharge2019 written by @EmmaAgyemang They make extremely difficult reading - but these stories need to be read:

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@ClaerB

3 years

I certainly haven’t forgotten the #LoanCharge and it’s great that @NickFerrariLBC and @eddiemair are willing to give tax stories air time on their shows - complex stories, but ones that affect the financial lives of 10,000s and MUST be told #IR35

WrathOfMyBombast 🇺🇦

@Stephen41792571

3 years

@ClaerB @eddiemair @LBC @seeleyharris Don't forget #LoanCharge @ClaerB ! @LBC @NickFerrariLBC has been doing excellent work covering this recently and the stench from the @HMRCgovuk cover-up isn't going away. I'm looking forward to the inevitable group litigation against the gov for redress for all involved.

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@ClaerB

3 years

Excited to have watched the @FinancialTimes being printed - I’ve always wanted to do this, and hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🗞

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@ClaerB

5 years

Thank you girly swot I've moved from sadness to anger about the way 100,000s of small businesses, self employed and freelance workers are being treated in this crisis. I've had so many messages from people desperate to hear where to get help. Let's hope we get answers tomorrow!

N_Orwell84 💕🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺☕️😷🕊GirlySwot

@Nat_Orwell84

5 years

@ClaerB on @LBC right now - absolutely loosing her shit!!! Always a level-headed, facts first commentator has clearly had ENOUGH of clown Johnson and his inept government. Clare - I hear you! Thank you for speaking up! ✊

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@ClaerB

4 years

So... building on last week’s biscuit themed Shepherd’s Pie, here’s a pink wafer one (juice from the beetroot jar added to the mash!) #peaklockdown

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@ClaerB

7 years

We know there is someone in your life who needs to read this incredibly informative and moving article, so the FT has made it free to read online: The ten things I wish I’d known before choosing a care home for my parent #dementia #Alzheimers @CarrRosie

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@ClaerB

5 years

Thank you to all of the @ftmoney readers - newly self-employed, freelancers just over the £50k threshold and directors of small companies - who won't get government help and have written in to tell their stories and raise awareness. Read them here👇

Small businesses are not ‘all in it together’

Readers say they fall between the cracks of government support schemes

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@ClaerB

4 years

First time back working in Bracken House @FinancialTimes office in the City since April (when I had to fetch a new laptop). Very quiet but great to see @mattgarrahan and the main news desk 📰

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@ClaerB

4 years

As hopes increase that the Treasury will consider proposals for a Directors Income Support Scheme #DISS here's a video interview with the people who devised it explaining how it could work: @seeleyharris @craigie_b @ForgottenLtd #ForgottenLtd (starts 1.54)

Should the chancellor do more to support entrepreneurs? - Live Q&A

Ahead of Wednesday’s spending review, chancellor Rishi Sunak is coming under renewed pressure to help entrepreneurs and small business owners who have been e...

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@ClaerB

4 years

End of an era for @FinancialTimes news desk as main news desk supremo @TonyTassell moves on to his new role on the FT opinion team. Nobody has taught me more as a news reporter than you have 🍷 so cheers and welcome to a more normal sleep pattern!

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@ClaerB

6 years

Having invested in a blow dry before I get on the @ftmoney stage, it had better not rain! Come and meet @MerrynSW @Bobby_Seagull @thejamesmax @aliceross_ @JamesPickford2 @ustewart @patrickjenkins_ @AnnPettifor and more in the Money Tent during the day #FTWeekendFestival

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@ClaerB

4 years

I'll be live with @ShelaghFogarty on @LBC just after 1pm today talking about #Furlough #shielding and of course the plight of #ExcludedUK #forgottenfreelancers

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@ClaerB

6 years

Thank you Yapton for naming your new level crossing after me! The Brexit gloom has been lifted by so many friends sharing your tribute on my timeline. I intend to come down at the weekend for a photo shoot (assuming it hasn't been painted over yet?) #everycloudhasasilverlining

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