Plus: How to pay off your mortgage early, what you’ll need for travel in the next month, and the common cold is back with a vengeance
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Dear Reader,
As the Conservative Party gathers in Manchester at its first conference since the election victory of 2019, the spectre of tax rises looms large. Melissa Lawford offers the proof for why hiking taxpayer contributions actually generates less revenue.
Today the travel traffic light system has been replaced with one red list, which could be slashed to as few as nine countries this week. Fiona Duncan, our hotel expert, went abroad for the first time since the pandemic. Here's her day-by-day travel diary, including everything you need to plan your next trip.
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Paying off the mortgage early is a goal that may feel unachievable for many households. But is it possible for those in midlife to break free of the monthly payments and start living a dream life? Four couples explain how they did it – and how you can too.
Finally, when you got dressed this morning, did you stop to consider how wokeism might be impacting your wardrobe? In a way not seen since the 1980s, signalling your intentions – virtuous or not – through your clothes is back in vogue. Lisa Armstrong ponders what is really behind all this megaphone dressing.
Chris
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My Choices | Raising taxes will be a disaster for Britain and could generate less revenue – here's the proof. |
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'I was daunted by travel but I've just had an amazing city break.' Fiona Duncan hadn't been abroad since the start of the pandemic, put off by the admin. Here's her diary of how it went.
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| We paid off our mortgage and started living our dream life. Learn how these four couples did it – and how you can too. |
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