Tag Archives: Europe
“Too tired to work , too poor to retire” – a message to the Pensions Commission.
The Pensions Commission (II) is sitting and will be for the next year. It will be receiving information from a number of sources as it thinks about how to reorganise the financing of Britain’s retirements. It is no doubt a … Continue reading
Is Europe sabotaging Trump’s America?
It is a good thing to wake up to This is why! Our team has done it once and they can do it again and for once we are part of Europe and Europe did it in their opponent’s back … Continue reading
US or Europe (including UK). Where’s the world down under turning to invest?
I have an admiration for the New Zealand Super Fund and that’s based on achievement. Mary McDougall’s article is well worth reading, I have some spare “free reads” so early birds can read Mary on this link. I suspect that … Continue reading
Clacher and Keating ask can pension funds revive Europe (and UK)?
A Response to: Europe’s investment challenge: can pension funds play a role? Iain Clacher and Con Keating This article was first published in IPE. Keating remarked last week “Given the positive vote in the German Parliament .. we have only … Continue reading
Has politics saved football?
For decades we have heard footballing pundits moan about the politicization of football, it’s worth posting this paragraph of an excellent BBC article on the European Super League. The government’s promise this week to legislate, effectively in order to grant … Continue reading
Meditation XVII – John Donne (PJ Harvey)
Well done PJ Harvey for reading this out at Glastonbury. PERCHANCE he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him; and perchance I may think myself so much better than … Continue reading
All change – UK votes to leave
I write at 6 am, at exactly the point when “vote leave won”. There will be many blogs written trying to make sense of the vote, this will not be one of them. I voted remain and at mid-day yesterday, … Continue reading
Posted in pensions
Tagged Boris Johnson, Brexit, David Cameron, Employment, Europe, Farage, Leave, pension, pensions, Poland
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Jo Cox is dead – she has not died for nothing
Jo Cox is dead, almost certainly killed by a right wing extremist who shouted “Put Britain First” as he killed her. Andrew Michell MP described her as a “five foot bundle of Yorkshire grit and determination absolutely committed to helping other … Continue reading
St Rumwold – we need another miracle!
The patron Saint of Cann and Melbury Abbas is St Rumbold (Rumwold), a curious Saint who only lived 3 days , dying after delivering a sermon on the Trinity while barely out of the womb. His memory was besmirched by fraudulent … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, journalism, London
Tagged A350, Boxley Abbey, C13, Cann, Council Tax, Dinah's Hollow, Dorset, Dorset County Council, EU, Europe, LGPS, Local Government Pension Scheme, Melbury Abbas, North Dorset, North Dorset District Council, pensions, Spetisbury, St Rumbold, St Rumwold
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