On the face of it, the Treasury did good

And, in advance of the initiative going live, a task force has been set up to research and design the national generic financial advice service. The government aims to have a programme in place in time for the introduction of the low cost pensions scheme in 2012. They’ve even announced an expansion of financial education in schools. On the whole, I approve of the government’s financial capability strategy. It’s great to see them promoting a scheme to provide generic financial advice to the public. A long-term government strategy like this could have a massive impact on tackling debt. Exte...