‘I need to say, as the Money Saving Expert who’s been known for this, I am out of tools to help people now.’
When Martin Lewis conceded that the energy crisis has spiralled to the point that even he is running out of ideas to help people, it was a bleak wake-up call to all of us that we are heading into one of, if not the, worst poverty crisis most have ever faced.
I’ve always been a huge fan of Martin Lewis. Despite having a minimal knowledge in economics, I remember he immediately grabbed my attention when his enthusiasm burst through the screen presenting segments on GMTV, sharing his unbeatable knowledge and passion for solving money problems for those who desperately need it.
Martin himself boasts a pretty remarkable net-worth as founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, which he sold for over £25million in 2015.
Since then, his own personal wealth has only expanded substantially (he’s estimated to have a net-worth of £125m in 2022), but arguably his motivation has still always been to help the people.
Personally, when Martin speaks, I listen.
Not only does his CV speak for itself, rarely, if ever, do I ever see anyone on television, radio or elsewhere have such force, determination and care in every single piece of information they deliver, and treat every person they speak to with unrivalled levels of respect and attention.
Really, that should be the bare minimum when we turn to experts or even politicians but alas I can think of exactly zero people in a similar position that display the same oomph or knowledge as Martin, which is also likely why I trust his every word.
Sadly, the same cannot be said for Boris Johnson, whose tenure as Prime Minister has been hanging on by a thread since it was alleged several boozy gatherings were held in Downing Street, a few in his presence (even if he wasn’t aware), while most of us stayed at home, stuck to the rules and kept away from our family, friends and colleagues because we, at least, remembered there was a pandemic.
Naturally, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has proved to be distraction from ‘partygate’ but for how long?