I write occasionally for Your Money, the personal finance section of The Daily Telegraph, which is published on Saturdays. My piece from that edition will be available on this page normally on the Sunday following publication. They can also be found as published on the Telegraph money website. I also write from time to time for other parts of The Daily Telegraph and that material will normally be available here during the day after publication. 

Archive 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
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2004

• 21 February 2004 Pensioner's purse empty Guide to the state pennsion

2003

• 17 October 2003 Pensioners fight council tax cap Kent's plans to peg council tax rises rejected
• 20 September 2003 How to cut council tax bills
• 23 June 2003 WEEKLY Frozen pensioner loses appeal  Blow for 490,000 ex-pat pensioners
• 21 June 2003 Get your clearing house in order  Banks run out of excuses for delays
• 4 April 2003 Pens at the ready for Pension Credit  Details of Pension Credit from October
• 15 February 2003 Chipping away at pension pots  New means-tested benefits will cause problems

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2002

• 7 December 2002 Free fuel for your fires Winter Fuel Payments and giving them away
• 23 November 2002 Degrees of difficulty over funding studies Students may overpay new style loans
• 19 October 2002 Money Box full of change 25 years of financial life
• 28 September 2002 Clear as mud, Minister Married women's national insurance rules not 'crystal clear'
• 14 September 2002 Tropical heat guaranteed by UK taxpayers Winter Fuel Payment can be paid in some foreign countries following EU ruling
• 3 August 2002 Electing to leave ourselves poor how SERPS stacks up to private pensions
• WEEKLY 26 June 2002 Expat aims to raise pension appeal funds
• WEEKLY 12 June 2002 Appeal hopes fade on frozen pensions appeal depends on government help
• 8 June 2002 When saving doesn't make a lot of sense Minimum income guarantee undermines private pensions
• 8 June 2002 How the means-test works - and how to beat it! What doesn't count as capital
• 8 June 2002 The goalposts are shifting yet again SERPS is replaced by S2P
• WEEKLY 5 June 2002 Pensions unfreeze as Europe expands 2600 frozen pensioners will benefit
• WEEKLY 29 May 2002 Comment on Carson case
• 25 May 2002 Farewell to Blighty, hello to poverty Government wins Carson case on frozen pensions
• 2 March 2002 You needn't run with the bulls Play safe with a cash ISA
• WEEKLY 27 February 2002 Government will feel heat from frozen ex-pats South African court case looms
• 16 February 2002 Government admits blunder unravelling a long-standing tax mistake
• 26 January 2002 Expatriates frozen out Official blunder leads to £4000 bill

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2001

•   3 March 2001 Drip feed of documents points the way to Tory tax plans
•   3 March 2001 Beware Brown's act of illusion pension rises not what they seem
• 24 February 2001 What a way to treat a widow Service pension rules challenged
• 17 February 2001 Credit where credit isn't due New children's tax credit complexities
•   3 February 2001 Pensioners grow tired of muddling through means-tested benefit forms simplified
• 27 January 2001 Widows win the battle but the war isn't over Injustice for armed forces widows
• 20 January 2001 Take the frowns out of funding your future A pre-retirement audit can pay dividends
• 20 January 2001 Fair dues for time Down Under Government backs down on pension rights

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2000

•   9 December 2000 Battle against the cold is hotting up generous readers help relieve winter
•   2 December 2000 SERPS is saved for some Widows and widowers will benefit from U-turn
•   2 December 2000 DSS computers 'rubbish' says minister' National Insurance computer still makes mistakes
• 11 November 2000 PoWs win their last battle - but it's too late for some £10,000 each for prisoners of the Japanese
• 11 November 2000 Heroes miss out on their rightful due war pensions waiting to be claimed
• 14 October 2000 Australia clamps pensions UK pensions hit be end of social security agreement
•   7 October 2000 Pensions that will boomerang Australia warns - no pension top-up here
•   7 October 2000 Big change could leave small change Plans for a pensioner credit 
• 29 July 2000 Giving care costs a sense of immediacy annuities to fund long-term care
• 24 June 2000 Inflation's what you make it - Gordon Brown's trick revisted
• 20 May 2000 The scandal of 'reduced' NI contributions continues
•   1 April 2000 Inflating the tax burden with Treasury sleight of hand
• 22 March 2000 Blaze MP WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
• 18 March 2000 Live-in Oldies bring their rewards free TV licences for 0ver 75s
• 11 March 2000 'Unfrozen' pensions hope for expats - Australia increases pressure
•   1 March 2000 Tories lose an 'old school' MP as Colvin dies WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
• 26 February 2000 Court forces Halifax to pay up on windfalls
• 19 February 2000 Look beyond the signals in mobile phone fashion
• 12 February 2000 Readers help the aged with winter fuel payments
•   5 February 2000 Allowances must be made on DSS payment promises
• 15 January 2000 Selling the home to pay the costs of a home

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1999

• 31 December 1999 End of SERPS means going it alone
• 31 December 1999 Fuel rules to benefit men
• 23 December 1999 Dear pensioner, still on a 1960s income? Tough. Pensions stay frozen WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
• 18 December 1999 Christmas cash no good for granny
•   4 December 1999 An appeal to pensioners using winter fuel payments for others
• 30 October 1999 It's warmer in the north help with insulation
• 30 October 1999 Internet access costs
• 30 October 1999 BT - Bewildering Tariff Even managers are confused
• 27 October 1999 Why won't Britain pay its moral debt to Commonwealth ex-pats?WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
•   9 October 1999 Insurers want proof you are alive
• 11 September 1999 BT's new tariffs - don't call me!
•   8 August 1999 Mobile phones in a tangle - easy may not mean cheap
• 31 July 1999 Pensioners seek new deal - £75 a week demanded
• 17 July 1999 Australia to axe pensions for expatriates from UK NB WRONG BY-LINE
• 10 July 1999 Boxing clever with digital TV - the choice is yours
• 10 July 1999 Long march to join the digital revolution
•   1 July 1999 Fight against 'unfair' policy on frozen pensions reaches Lords WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
• 26 June 1999 Most people opt for BT despite savings to be made through rivals
• 26 June 1999 Serps pain of moving to Spain - policeman wins £50,000 compensation
• 19 June 1999 Bank error means pensioners miss their tax relief
• 12 June 1999 Windfalls for drivers after DVLA bungling
•   6 June 1999 Friendlier welcome for ex-pats as social security benefits are available
• 15 May 1999 Makes sure it all adds up on your digital options - special deals on digital TV
• 20 March 1999 Widows in the firing line - from Budget changes
• 20 March 1999 Calculate on a confused old age - tax complications in the Budget
• 27 February 1999 DSS paid out £5m compensation for mistakes last year
• 27 February 1999 The crushing cost of care
• 20 February 1999 Having to survive with less - cuts in widows benefits
• 13 February 1999 Pensioners lost in fog of Benfits Agency blunders
• 13 February 1999 Warm hearts keep the home fires burning
•   6 February 1999 Why you need a six figure sum to secure your pension
•   4 January 1999 Warm response from the heart to a heated appeal
  

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Earlier years

• 1998 archive
• 1997 archive
• 1996 archive (October-December only)

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