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The Daily Telegraph is Britain's biggest circulation broadsheet daily with more than one million copies sold each day and more than 1.2 million on Saturday - the day I write for it. Widely seen as a bit right-wing and old-fashioned, in terms of information per penny in my view it outstrips any other newspaper in the UK. You can see material from the paper at its excellent website Electronic Telegraph

I was a frequent and regular contributor for the personal finance section of The Daily Telegraph, published on Saturdays. I also wrote from time to time for other parts of The Daily Telegraph.

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2004

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

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 Ł4000 bill

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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 Ł10,000 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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