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Diversity in football, nationality and family!
The facts of yesterday’s football are not just about Man City and Chelsea hammering FA cup victories, or of Arsenal losing to Southampton. It is not just about Rangers returning to the top of the Scottish Premier. Scotland has its … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Young, Bams, Derek scott, football, Partick, Rob reid, St Johnstone
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Everything that the very best football can bring!
It’s a bit naughty to take up your Monday morning with a memory of a Sunday afternoon watching football but I will, I am neither a Tottenham or a Manchester city fan but the turn around of those around me … Continue reading
Pensions, politics and football
The weekend was a battle between the north west and the south east in politics and football and I’m pleased to report no battling in pensions. Well done Bournemouth , well done my actuarial friend from Southbourne who put some … Continue reading
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The Independent Football Regulator is both a challenge and opportunity
It was good of LCP to offer places to a debate on the IFR to ordinary fans like me who have no interest in the IFR other than the football that we watch. At the beginning of three hours of … Continue reading
Three passions; football , independence and governance; thanks LCP!
I am so pleased to have been given the opportunity to attend the LCP’s discussion on the challenge offered to football by an independent football regulator. When I grew up, I supported Bournemouth and for reasons to do with Governance … Continue reading
Something to say about woman’s football – “Ann-Katrin Berger”.
I was having a good evening getting stuck into my wife and the Windsor Ukulele band getting stuck into their new set at the Swan. It was halftime and I popped on the phone to see what was going on … Continue reading
The parliamentary voice of victims of investment fraud
The crowd who assembled for the Landmark Parliamentary Summit of the Investment Fraud Committee of this parliament was substantial, the room was packed to hear great speakers commencing with Andy Agethangelou but for the most part victims. They included Brian … Continue reading
Reality is only a screen away
I suspect the commuter trains will be more than half-empty this morning and that those who make it to work will either be anti-football or wearing dark glasses. Listening to radio 3 on Sunday morning , I became aware of … Continue reading
Club and Country
This is a football thing and if you’re not a supporter of England or a football club, this blog is not for you. But if you are a supporter of any club other than the big five or six … Continue reading
The parable of mistaken fiduciary duty
It seems that we fear performance tables for DC schemes will lead to “risk aversion” as trustees choose not to invest but put member’s money “under the bed”. Professional Pensions seem to have tapped into the prevailing zeitgeist on “fiduciary … Continue reading