Monthly Archives: December 2025

Migraine Aphasia: My Speech Gets Jumbled and my Blogging Goes Crazy!

Posted on December 13, 2025 by henry tapper

This week I went to the Royal London Hospital as people have been noticing times when I cannot get words out in a simple way. I was told by my neurological consultant that I  was likely  suffering something called Migraine … Continue reading →

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Women are changing business in London and wider!

Posted on December 13, 2025 by henry tapper

Blimey, I am so pleased to read this article and find the liberty this young lady being promoted by a boss at her company. I think back when I was in my twenties and we had no enterprise opportunities of … Continue reading →

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Can FCA promote growth in the UK or do we need Martin Lewis?

Posted on December 13, 2025 by henry tapper

Martin Lewis has promoted his growth measure to ordinary people. You can watch him on YouTube at the end of this blog. Nikhil Rathi has written to the Prime Minister and it’s a letter pro-growth measures. You can read it … Continue reading →

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Employers should co-operate for CDC pensions to work best.

Posted on December 13, 2025 by henry tapper

Industrial and provident societies always have a mutual ownership structure. The term “Co-operatives” describes a wider movement of mutual enterprises, which includes all Cooperative Societies and Community Benefits Societies. However, not all co-operatives use these legal structures – many are … Continue reading →

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David Pitt-Watson – Lord of CDC

Posted on December 12, 2025 by henry tapper

David Pitt-Watson – Responsible Investment Expert. Co-founder and former CEO of the Equity Ownership Service and Focus Funds at Federated Hermes I know of nobody who has been so true to his belief that CDC can work for this country … Continue reading →

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David Pitt-Watson – Lord of CDC

Posted on December 12, 2025 by henry tapper

David Pitt-Watson – Responsible Investment Expert. Co-founder and former CEO of the Equity Ownership Service and Focus Funds at Federated Hermes I know of nobody who has been so true to his belief that CDC can work for this country … Continue reading →

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The Times thunders for pension increases – urging TPR to praise some and call out others!

Posted on December 12, 2025 by henry tapper

I’m grateful to Jane Foley for highlighting the need for Government to get on with sorting the “pre-97 pensioners” who still don’t get increases. Patrick Hosking does a good job of highlighting the need to put pressure on rogue schemes … Continue reading →

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FCA and TRAC support tokenisation to boost efficiency in asset management

Posted on December 12, 2025 by henry tapper

The FCA has set out plans to support tokenisation, to drive innovation and growth in asset management. The plans include guidance to provide firms with additional clarity to aid adoption of this new technology. The UK is a leading asset … Continue reading →

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Don’t mix up the St Pauls with Fleet Street please!

Posted on December 12, 2025 by henry tapper

This photo that adorns my blog is of Ludgate Hill which is my neck of the woods and the right side of Ludgate Circus. Fleet Street is a grotty stretch of former journalist’s offices and the rather nice pubs they … Continue reading →

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Torsten – have a word with Nausicaa about how your pension is invested!

Posted on December 12, 2025 by henry tapper

The story of how the MP’s DB pension is even less invested in UK growth stocks than the average private sector UK pension has been knocking around a few days and I’ve been trying to stay out of its way … Continue reading →

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