uk.finance

Bitstring , from the
wonderful person Aaron B said
>
>"Tom Bradbury" < @ > wrote in message
>news: $ @ ...
>> Quote from Mr Darling - "my job is to protect ordinary savers". Sorry
>> but, how many "ordinary savers" have up to £100,000 stuffed away in their
>> savings account?

>Plenty these days. It also makes sense with he government encouraging
>people to save more for their retirement etc, for people to be secure in
>doing so. It might also ensure that trust in the government is won and in
>the banks retained.

It's worth pointing out that anyone putting the max into a (good)
mini-Cash ISA every year is getting perilously close to the £35k
compensation limit, and will surely go over next year. Anyone who rolled
a Tessa into the same pot is already over (unless they are spreading it
between multiple institutions).

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