Instead, Sir Bob Geldof was a hit with readers after his performance at an Intrinsic event.

Elsewhere, the news that Parliament will debate the use of rent receipts as supporting evidence for mortgage affordability drew interest – as did moves by a couple of lenders.

And there was of course chancellor Philip Hammond’s screeching u-turn on his main Budget announcement increasing National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for the self-employed.

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