Here's another way for a pension fund to get in the soup. https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-catholic-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal.html
I had earlier today read a medical research article reporting on a Japanese study that found that “supercentenarians” — those…
The simple truth is that the pension system is very good at taking your money, and may or may not…
That is a good point about the ordinary person/voter due to being too poor to get interested in political donations.…
Daily Archives: December 20, 2022
Frustration as “care” gets kicked like a can down the road.
Social care is a problem that doesn’t go away, just because we ignore it. Thanks To Charles Tallack for this important thread. Overdue 🧵on social care charging reform. It’s been more than 2 weeks since the govt announced delay, but … Continue reading
Terry Hall of the Specials (1959 – 2022)
Terry Hall has died at the tender age of 63. He had suffered most of his life with depression, perhaps induced when he was kidnapped and raped as a boy of 14. His concern for others was always at the … Continue reading
England’s “perfect” cricket team
With Beth Mead a nailed on certainty for Sports Personality of the Year, I’m focussing on our team of the year. The England’s Ladies Football team has done incredible things and my memory of the year is standing in Trafalgar … Continue reading
Arise Australia Fair!
The Australian retirement savings market has developed in 2022 in a positive way, a way I hope that the UK can follow. My friend Jim Hennington, signs off 2022 with this message about funding income from workplace retirement saving. Risks … Continue reading
This is clearly a serious story about institutional accountability, bankruptcy and the treatment of former employees. But, although the immediate…