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• Brexit utopia is a receding dream – instead Britain faces a food shortage | Guy Singh-Watson

  09-01-2019 09:00 via theguardian.com
  As the founder of a fruit and veg supplier, I know March is the worst time for a no-deal Brexit – unless you like woody swedesAs an organic vegetable grower trying to fill 50,000 boxes with a varied selection of vegetables 51 weeks a year – while juggling the needs of our 70,000 customers, 600 staff and 100 suppliers, plus our environment impact – Brexit is a cloud that complicates every decision, every day. Related: Brexit to slash farmland prices by up to a fifth, forecasts s
  
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• Why is BT’s broadband pledge so misleading over outages?

  09-01-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Despite its ‘keep connected promise’, it used get-out clauses to avoid sending me a back-up 4G mini-hubI’m really exasperated by the exclusions I’ve encountered with the BT Plus “Keep Connected Promise”. The video and blurb on its website are clear that, within an hour of reporting a broadband outage, it will send a 4G Mini Hub and turn on unlimited data on any BT mobile phones associated with the account.I have experienced two half-day outages and both times
  
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• Hargreaves Lansdown under fire over Wealth 150 list

  09-01-2019 07:01 via theguardian.com
  Advisers criticised over keeping poor-performing fund in influential buy-list but excluding top performerBritain’s biggest financial adviser, Hargreaves Lansdown, has slashed the fund offerings on its highly influential buy-list, controversially excluding top manager Terry Smith while keeping faith with rival Neil Woodford.The Hargreaves Lansdown Wealth 150 list of funds is regarded as the most powerful buy-list in the asset management industry, driving huge flows in and out of fund firms.
  
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• Payday loan firm accused over 'cynical Christmas ad'

  09-01-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Rachel Reeves calls on finance watchdog to intervene over Provident mail-shot for 535% APR loanThe chair of the Commons business select committee has demanded the financial regulator take action against the payday loan firm Provident, after it “cynically” advertised 535% APR loans over the Christmas period.In the run up to Christmas, Provident’s mail-shot featured photographs of a small girl smiling and wearing a Christmas cracker hat. The direct marketing literature stated tha
  
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