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  • Primrose
    Primrose Posts: 10,703 Forumite
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    I normally invest my ISA allowance very early in the new tax year to get it over and done with but certainky won,t be investing next year's allowance until after the General Election. I am old enough to remember what a previous Labour government under Harold wilson did for our economy!
  • tigerspill
    tigerspill Posts: 845 Forumite
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    Primrose wrote: »
    I normally invest my ISA allowance very early in the new tax year to get it over and done with but certainky won,t be investing next year's allowance until after the General Election. I am old enough to remember what a previous Labour government under Harold wilson did for our economy!

    By the same logic are you also going to sell all your current investments.
  • Eco_Miser
    Eco_Miser Posts: 4,857 Forumite
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    Primrose wrote: »
    I normally invest my ISA allowance very early in the new tax year to get it over and done with but certainky won,t be investing next year's allowance until after the General Election. I am old enough to remember what a previous Labour government under Harold wilson did for our economy!

    Seems a good reason to invest in a global fund (perhaps ex UK) ASAP.
    Eco Miser
    Saving money for well over half a century
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