For years, I’ve endured teasing from friends and family. They see the price tag of something I’ve just purchased from The White Company and act as if I’ve just put a down payment on a small island. Meanwhile, they are on their third ‘bargain’ jumper of the season - the one that currently looks like it was washed in a blender.

In December 2023 the Office for National Statistics released new data on domestic abuse. In the data, 3.2% of respondents aged 60-74 and 1.4