JEFF PRESTRIDGE: This is why savers should be very, very angry at Reeves' mad, bad plan to slash the annual cash Isa allowance
I warn you, it isn't going to be pleasant. For those who prefer cash to shares, prudence to risk taking, Labour is going to leg you over something rotten. Prepare to be angry. Very angry.
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