Savers have lost £43bn interest since March 2008

But borrowers have benefited by more than £51bn, as they have paid less in interest on their loans during the same period, according to the Telegraph, while mortgage rates have fallen to record lows. Simon Rose of Save Our Savers, the campaign group set up to fight for better rates, said the Bank of England is not doing enough to counter inflation. Rose said: "George Osborne has stressed the importance of savers to the economy in the past. Perhaps he will prove a man of his word and listen to our plea to assist savers by suspending income tax on savings interest." The Bank of Engla...