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Archive for July, 2015

Two and half years ago, I posted a blog on the dangers of the well-intentioned middle-class market interventions causing unintentional adverse consequences on low income families as a result of their “good intentions”. Known as the law of unintended consequences, my article discussed the dangers of headline grabbing legislation against pay-day money lenders like Wonga.com. While the chattering class tut-tut indignantly about the rip-off rates…


When year 3 and 4 pupils at Yewdale Primary in Carlisle returned from lunch-break to find that one of their teachers had dissolved into a pile of green jelly it took a lot of courage not to run screaming from the room. The class had just finished reading Pamela Butchart’s Baby Aliens Got My Teacher and so of course instantly jumped to the worst conclusion…


Hello, it’s me, Bob Friendly. I am delighted to announce the commencement of the annual Scottish Friendly Super Saver Cup. It is with great pride that I can also reveal that I will be commentating on this year’s awards. As an ex-professional commentator with more than 40 years of experience talking about the beautiful game, it is an honour to be involved. Last year we…


Scottish Friendly is proud to have been a savings and investment partner with Emma’s Diary, the pregnancy and parenting resource for mums and mums-to-be for several years now. This week Emma’s Diary has announced that, in conjunction with Scottish Friendly, it is to offer new parents a helping hand to build a nest egg for their child’s future. New parents investing a minimum of £50…


In July 2015 the Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour travelled to the wilds of Cumbria with best-selling author Pamela Butchart. Pamela met 434 pupils from 10 different schools for a jam-packed week of stories, games and alien invasions! Pamela won the Blue Peter Book Awards for The Spy Who Loved School Dinners and now proudly sports a Blue Peter badge, to the envy of many…


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