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Editorial Team

All news stories, articles and videos appearing on debtfreedirect.co.uk are written by an independent news agency.

The contributing journalists are:

Articles and daily news

David Varley
All areas of consumer finance are fascinating to David, an experienced writer who has covered both legal and financial subjects in the past. David’s strength is in his determination to get to the crux of a particular story, ensuring that readers are drawn to the subject to find out more about it.

Sarah McAllister
Sarah has spent many years in journalism covering a wide range of financial matters, including legislative changes and their impacts on consumers. Sarah is particularly keen to explain complex personal finance issues in a way that consumers can understand so that they are better informed and know how to benefit from the services on offer.

Kirsty Brook
Kirsty is an experienced financial writer providing insightful coverage of many difficult financial subjects including insurance, the housing market, personal debt and consumer spending. She is particularly keen to explain why these areas are important and how they can help consumers in time of real need.

Video news

Johnny Booth
Johnny is a writer from a research and reporting background and as such loves getting to the bottom of stories and what they mean for every niche of consumer in Britain. Johnny has recently specialised to writing particularly as a business and finance specialist and enjoys interviewing experts and national commentators on all things money.

Karli Drinkwater
Karli is a broadcast journalist and joins us on our web screens after reporting on all the biggest regional stories for BBC Radio. You’ll find her presenting news on all matters finance and tells the viewer how the latest stories impact on their home and wallet. She’s clearly a communicator: as well as a trained journalist, Karli is a modern languages graduate and enjoys bringing that linguistic flair to the studio.

Jim Hearson
Jim is an experienced financial writer and presenter who aims to get the message across in a succinct manner that is accessible for all types of consumer so that they can be as well-informed as possible on financial matters.

Fiona Campbell
Fiona’s background is in broadcasting. Since graduating with an MA in Broadcast Journalism in 2007 she’s worked as a producer and reporter for both television and radio national and regional news stations. Fiona’s presenting experience ranges from podcasts to online video news – you’ll find her online bringing you all the latest news affecting your personal finances.