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pay day loans Articles

PMQs fever

Death stalked prime minister’s questions today with serious illness and cancers the rather gloomy themes. Not that Ed Miliband asked about medical conditions once, though the entire Labour shadow frontbench was conspicuously wearing ribbons for World Aids Day this...

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...