During every presidential election, there’s the chance of an October surprise – a moment in the run-up to the November poll when the race is upended. But 2020 is special. This year, it’s not just a surprise. It’s so much more – a set of unprecedented events that tests the limits of the US Constitution … Read more
My husband was a firefighter for 30 years but died before getting his state pension – will I inherit it? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 10:51 BST, 7 September 2020 | Updated: 10:51 BST, 7 September 2020 I wonder if you could clear up a question for me. I … Read more
I am writing on behalf of my sister who has insisted that she is unable to get universal credit and I just don’t get it. My sister has worked since leaving school and has National Insurance contributions to reflect this. Now 62 years old, she is returning to work as a teaching assistant in September. … Read more
What baffles people most about pensions? STEVE WEBB answers his 200th reader question… and reveals what it’s like to be our agony uncle By Steve Webb For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:11 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 07:11 BST, 18 August 2020 Got a question? Find out how to ask former Pensions Minister Steve Webb about … Read more
Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb has taken up the cause of many readers since he became This is Money’s agony uncle. And sometimes his efforts to help one individual have turned into a much bigger fight to ensure untold numbers of other people – who might not necessarily read pension columns – are dealt with … Read more
Kate Ritchie is seen without her wedding ring as she grabs coffee on her 42nd birthday – after reports she and husband Stuart Webb were getting counselling for their issues By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:01 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 07:01 BST, 17 August 2020 Kate Ritchie’s marriage to her … Read more
Former Pensions Minister Steve is This is Money’s Agony Uncle. Here’s where you can check out all his previous columns to see if any involve issues affecting you. Unfortunately Steve can’t reply to everyone who writes in, but we hope the broad range of topics he covers helps everyone at some point, whether they get … Read more
NASA delays launch of James Webb Telescope AGAIN pushing the Hubble successor’s target date back by seven months due to coronavirus and ‘technical challenges’ NASA’s James Webb telescope will be delayed by seven months It now has an estimated launch date of October 31st, 2021 Technical challenges are the coronavirus pandemic are to blame, says … Read more
Comedian Robert Webb was told his heart would ‘fail’ due to an undiagnosed heart condition, at the same time he had finished a book that closely mirrored his reality. The Peep Show star, 47, had just finished editing his novel Come Again where a central character dies from an illness that had been lurking unseen for … Read more
From Robert Webb’s first novel to the latest from Adele Parks, The Portrait by Ilaria Bernardini and Stephanie Scott’s debut, this week’s best new fiction By Anthony Cummins and Annie Marks and Hephzibah Anderson and Eithne Farry For Event Magazine Published: 22:00 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 25 April 2020 Come Again … Read more