Monthly Archives: December 2023
“Ex abundanti cautela” – drawing a line under the USS saga.
2023 was the year when USS finally saw the sense of running the scheme on. This blog my Con Keating was written in August 2017, before the trouble over USS started. In retrospect, if the USS had heeded what he … Continue reading
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From Arsenal to Yeovil – via Cambodia
Brought up in North Dorset in the 1970s, my football clubs were Southampton if I wanted to watch big clubs, Bournemouth because their ground was close to my Grandma and Yeovil, who were non-league and my Dad wouldn’t take me … Continue reading
My first 15 years of blogging – done!
Today marks the end of my first 15 years of blogging. What started out as a ham-fisted attempt to write a public diary in January 2009, has become just that. My blog is my public diary on which I publish … Continue reading
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My new year resolution – no more “potty plans”!
New Year’s Eve is on a Sunday, so a time when we can do a bit of thinking about what’s happened and going to happen – and how we can make a difference. 2023 was Laura Trott’s year in charge … Continue reading
The value of money ; cash – like vinyl – is making a comeback
My Mum gave me cash for Christmas. It came in a neat envelope and the notes were clean and uncreased. I’m looking at one of the ten pound notes now , it seems quite a novelty. I wasn’t alone. The … Continue reading
“Welfare for the wealthy” – why Inheritance is staggeringly unjust.
This is one of the best discussions on inheritance tax I have read. Thank you John Burn-Murdoch. With all the gloom about the future of Twitter, it’s easy to forget what a brilliant way a twitter thread is to tell … Continue reading
What’s so funny about peace love and understanding?
The value set I encounter at work (DEI) , the teachings of my church (of Christ) and the world I live in (including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza) do not give me any sense of common purpose. If “Woke” … Continue reading
Illiquids in DC; Roe and Mistry – “explaining, not advocating”
The last three minutes of this short podcast are dedicated to telling people like me that we cannot share it without the written permission of L&G. The podcast is then published on Linked in and no matter that its stated … Continue reading
Charles Randell on who regulates the regulators.
Charles Randell is a professional regulator, who – though retired from his job as the Chair of the FCA – still takes a proper interest in how we are protected from those who would cause us financial harm. He is … Continue reading
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£500 a ticket? – the better way is not to pay.
A few weekends ago, Glastonbury tickets went on sale and hundreds of thousands took to their keypads to book half a year ahead to purchase their right to spend a few days in a field. There are websites devoted to … Continue reading