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Independent: Forget about mortgage debt – become a happy renter instead
June 27, 2010 – 10:54 am | One Comment

First-time buyers are suffering, and mortgage rule changes could lead to yet more misery, so perhaps it’s time to consider the benefits of being a tenant, writes Laura Howard

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Over dosed on debt? Spend more!
January 13, 2009 – 7:19 pm | 3 Comments
Over dosed on debt? Spend more!

Myth-makers are having a field day with the recession, which is why this year’s precipitous downturn will turn into next year’s depression.
Myth 1: When it comes to solutions, there is “no single silver bullet,” writes …

Economists Occupy a Parallel Universe
November 25, 2008 – 7:32 pm | 2 Comments
Economists Occupy a Parallel Universe

The shambolic state of economics shows us something very clearly: economists kid themselves that they employ the scientific methods – they don’t. If proof is needed the proliferation of “schools of thought” tells us that …

Beware: Mindbenders at Work
November 18, 2008 – 1:32 pm | 4 Comments
Beware: Mindbenders at Work

First, there was disinformation about the looming collapse of the housing market. It wasn’t going to happen, then it would be a soft landing – all to maintain a mythical “confidence” on which the property …