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legal loan sharks Articles

‘Don’t mourn, organise’

Labour has to start with the fundamental question of purpose, argues Stella Creasy Interviewing Stella Creasy on the street while she is on the move in her Walthamstow constituency feels somehow apt for a member of parliament who entered the House of Commons in 2010...

Follow New York’s usury law

Events worldwide and in the UK in recent years have shown that the financial services industry cannot be left to ‘light touch’ of self-regulation. The coalition is failing to introduce the regulations of this industry that are needed to protect the economy, consumers...

The looming payday loan crisis

In recent months, it seems the country has woken up to the payday loan problem. The economic conditions of the last few years have created a perfect storm for easy credit. Banks have been sluggish to give loans after the credit crunch. The estimated million plus...

Making campuses loan shark free

It’s nearly three years since the huge student protests against the rise in tuition fees in England to £9,000 a year. From the outside looking in, it may look as though the student movement has calmed and is resigned to the idea of paying more than ever for the...