Tag: writing

Should clients use AI to check a financial adviser’s suitability report?

A financial adviser may object to The Leveller being used on a suitability report for several overlapping reasons. Some are legitimate. Some are defensive. The fair version is this: a suitability report is a regulated artefact. It is meant to evidence the adviser’s professional judgement, the client’s circumstances, the rationale for the recommendation, the risks, … Continue reading Should clients use AI to check a financial adviser’s suitability report? →

The Advice Diaspora: Why the Future of Planning May Belong to Those Who Leave the Old System Behind

For years, the financial advice industry has told itself a comforting story. That story says the public needs advice because money is complex, regulation is difficult, products are technical, and ordinary people cannot be expected to make good decisions without professional guidance. There is some truth in that. Money decisions can be complex. Pensions, tax, … Continue reading The Advice Diaspora: Why the Future of Planning May Belong to Those Who Leave the Old System Behind →

What Should I Do When I Get a Legal Demand Letter in the Post?

A legal demand letter can change the atmosphere in a home. One moment you are getting on with your day. The next, an envelope lands on the mat carrying unfamiliar words, formal deadlines, reference numbers, threats of action, and an amount of money you may or may not understand. For many people, the first reaction … Continue reading What Should I Do When I Get a Legal Demand Letter in the Post? →

Goliathon Has Changed the Game for Citizen Investigation

When people are harmed by powerful institutions, the first battle is rarely fought in court. It is fought in confusion. A survivor may have years of emails, letters, bank statements, screenshots, court papers, call notes and regulatory correspondence. Somewhere in that material may be the truth of what happened. But truth alone is not enough. … Continue reading Goliathon Has Changed the Game for Citizen Investigation →

Get SAFE Update — Goliathon: What’s New Today

Get SAFE Update — Goliathon: What's New Today 4 June 2026 When someone affected by financial exploitation starts trying to make sense of their case, they are often carrying years of documents, unanswered questions, conflicting explanations, and a growing feeling that everyone else understands the system better than they do. Goliathon exists to help change … Continue reading Get SAFE Update — Goliathon: What’s New Today →

When You’re Told to Get Legal Advice — But Can’t Afford It

When You’re Told to Get Legal Advice — But Can’t Afford It Some of the people who need legal advice most are the very people least able to get it. A settlement arrives. There is a confidentiality clause. You are told you cannot discuss it. You cannot share it. You cannot talk openly about what … Continue reading When You’re Told to Get Legal Advice — But Can’t Afford It →

Goliathon Version 3 Has Arrived: Turning Evidence into Action Just Became Easier

When people are harmed by powerful institutions, the first barrier is rarely the absence of evidence. More often, the barrier is overwhelm. The documents are there. The letters are there. The emails are there. The statements, decisions, timelines, contradictions and red flags are often scattered across inboxes, folders, drawers and memory. But when someone is … Continue reading Goliathon Version 3 Has Arrived: Turning Evidence into Action Just Became Easier →

Nearly One Million Young People Are Stuck Outside Work and Education. We Need a First Step Back to Agency.

The app is here, accessible for all and available free of charge: http://www.get-secure.app It will not solve everything. But it may help someone take the first step from drift to direction. Nearly one million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training. Alan Milburn’s recent review into young people and work … Continue reading Nearly One Million Young People Are Stuck Outside Work and Education. We Need a First Step Back to Agency. →

Goliathon v2.0 Has Arrived: Building an Evidence Dossier Just Became Much Easier

"When you're overwhelmed, the hardest part is often knowing where to start." For many people affected by financial exploitation, negligence, maladministration, or other forms of harm, the evidence exists. The problem is not the lack of evidence. The problem is organising it. Letters. Emails. Screenshots. Medical notes. Regulatory correspondence. Court papers. Phone records. Photographs. Hundreds … Continue reading Goliathon v2.0 Has Arrived: Building an Evidence Dossier Just Became Much Easier →