Monthly Archives: January 2012

It’s Darwinism Joey, but not as we know it.

Posted on January 9, 2012 by henry tapper

  Its Darwinism……….right in front of your very eyes……….or TV screens! This from the twitter feed of my learned friend Mr Joseph Barton , sage of Loftus Road t/as @Joey7Barton. It is not just Neil Warnock who is losing his managerial position … Continue reading →

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Pension Equality? Don’t make me laugh.

Posted on January 7, 2012 by henry tapper

Great news, – a group of civil servants (the National Audit Office) have decided to audit the work of another group of civil servants (the Pension Regulator) reporting to another group of civil servants (the DWP). The point of the audit is … Continue reading →

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How Shell announced the closure of its DB Scheme to members

Posted on January 6, 2012 by henry tapper

UK Retirement Benefits Review – 2011                                                                                                       December 2011 This update is primarily aimed at employees of the Member Companies of the Shell Contributory Pension Fund (SCPF) and Shell Overseas Contributory Pension Fund (SOCPF) who are members of those funds or … Continue reading →

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Sorting the pensions of the “squeezed middle”.

Posted on January 5, 2012 by henry tapper

There are three distinct streams among those old enough to work and young enough not to, Stream One is for  those who can look forward to retirement with a degree of confidence because their employer is guaranteeing it. They are primarily … Continue reading →

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2011 in review

Posted on January 4, 2012 by henry tapper

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 30,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at … Continue reading →

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Not saving replaces debt as Britons’ biggest financial regret

Posted on January 3, 2012 by henry tapper

Not saving replaces debt as Britons’ biggest financial regret Continue reading →

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Don’t tell me what to do – give me advice!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by henry tapper

In a recent polldaddy poll I asked whether people would pay for advice to get information, find out their options or to be told what to do. 60% of people wanted options , 30% wanted to be told what to do and 10% … Continue reading →

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