Armchair critic: Is Martin Lewis the 'leader' in financial services?

ARMCHAIR CRITIC

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Brendan Llewellyn asks: Do you know any firm or person with genuine ‘followability'?

It's not that most other industries have notably strong leaders, or that there was a time in this sector when leaders strode the land, it's just that, given how things are in this sector at this time, it would be good if a few likely candidates stepped up to the mark. We know the basic requirements: a clear vision, preferably coherent and sensible, and that essential quality of ‘followability'. If you're not followed, you're not a leader. The closest thing we have to a leader at the moment is Martin Lewis. Some might find this uncomfortable, but consumers follow him; he represents the mo...

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