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		<div class="date">Jul 21, 2018</div>

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			Many Britons, including Labour’s Stella Creasy, have become increasingly concerned over the explosive growth of the UK’s payday loan industry, calling it grossly “under regulated.” However, it has become quite clear that the regulatory transition from the Office of Fair Trading to the Financial Conduct Authority in April of this year will result in stricter&#8230; <div class="more"><a href="../blog/update-regulation-payday-loan-industry/">Read more</a></div>
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			There’s no disputing the fact that the best things in life are free, and London’s summer festivals certainly hold true to that statement. Every summer season, London comes alive with a relaxing, riveting, and eclectic mix of good old fashioned fun in the form of free festivals for all! Let’s take a look at 10&#8230; <div class="more"><a href="../blog/10-free-summer-festivals-around-london-consider/">Read more</a></div>
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			On the heels of the chancellor’s “pension revolution” and proposed pension reforms, it has become clear that millions of Britons will experience a significant change in their retirement funding. Under the chancellor’s proposals, millions of individuals nearing retirement age will be allowed to spend their pension funds however they want. Announced in the 2018 Budget,&#8230; <div class="more"><a href="../blog/outline-chancellors-proposed-pension-changes/">Read more</a></div>
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			The FCA is flexing its regulatory muscles and enacting tough new rules for UK’s payday lenders. Let’s take a close look at how these changes may affect your finances. On 1 April 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, took over regulation of the consumer credit market, including payday lending, from the Office of Fair&#8230; <div class="more"><a href="../blog/fca-regulation-payday-industry-means-consumers/">Read more</a></div>
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			Television, once the platform for starry-eyed Hollywood hopefuls and actors in the twilight of their careers, is now attracting the best talent in the industry. From the Cohen brothers to Matthew McConaughey, more and more A-list stars are appearing on the small screen. True Detective, the eerie redneck crime drama featuring McConaughey, and Spoils of Babylon,&#8230; <div class="more"><a href="../blog/promising-television-programmes-2014/">Read more</a></div>
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			New Year’s Eve has come and gone, and with the New Year comes a slew of New Year’s resolutions. Weight loss always steals the resolution spotlight, but saving money definitely takes the cake. Unfortunately, like weight loss, Britons looking to save money in the new fiscal year often do quite well in the early months,&#8230; <div class="more"><a href="../blog/10-new-years-resolutions-rein-spending/">Read more</a></div>
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