Why 'financial education' is more than just a buzz phrase

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has, of course, been devasting for many reasons but it has also started conversations about personal finance that isn't often heard. We don't like to talk too much about money in Britain do we? It would be fair to say that unless you work in the financial world you can be forgiven for not having paid much attention to the nuances of how workers are paid their income, but the government's furlough schemes have definitely changed that. The sudden drop in income for many during lockdown has also turned the spotlight more fully onto the links between me...