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22/08/2024

Financial Planning Client Update

As expected, the Labour party won the General Election on 4th July although the size of their majority exceeded expectations. Given the size of the majority, it is likely that we are now entering a period…
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22/08/2024

The impact of the General Election on Financial Planning

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised everybody on 22 May by announcing a general election on Thursday 4 July. One consequence of the election announcement is that we are going to face a month of endless…
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