Government bonds are hard to understand, but not that hard, and most of the mystery is spread by the City, which wants to use them as a weapon to deny you what you need from the government.
I’ve tried hard to summarise all you need to know in one page. If you want more, try this View On article by me, available here.
I wrote this infographic. AI drew it, directed by me.
Wow, for the first time I think I've grasped this! Thank you - and love the graphics
I like to say bonds is just money you can't use now but at some point in the future. To compensate for this inconvenience, you get a bit of actual money every year until then.