Tag Archives: Greece

This is no country for old women

Posted on March 23, 2013 by henry tapper

I haven’t been a great fan of academic pensions research or researchers for that matter. The research is typically a big whinge about people not getting a fair deal, the researchers comfortably cocooned in university sponsored sinecures or pensions. So I … Continue reading →

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Performance enhancing rugs

Posted on June 20, 2012 by henry tapper

News is coming in that Wayne Rooney has tested positive for a performance enhancing rug.  His magnificent header from all of 6 inches crowned another fab night’s footie in Ukrania. And this in a game that but for Capello’s pleading, our … Continue reading →

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The taX factor

Posted on May 27, 2012 by henry tapper

Tune into Europe‘s latest and greatest talent show where you chose who stays and who goes in Club €. And without further ado, lets introduce you to our judges tonight…  Mao Tse Bung – Eastern potentate – owner of  Africa Mr George … Continue reading →

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Pension Play Pen lunch rescues Generation Y from retirement hell

Posted on November 1, 2011 by henry tapper

DISCLAIMER; this account is in no way a fair representation of either the event or the views of any of the participants . It  is produced to provoke thought and pleasure – blue sky on a grey day. In a shock … Continue reading →

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Ah- Vested Self Interest – that’s alright then!

Posted on October 18, 2011 by henry tapper

We have a brace of fine headlines this week – Citywire report that Standard Life believe that ISAs should be part of the auto-enrolment mechanism and some SRI peddlar is reported on twitter extolling the need for auto-enrolment to include some seriously socially responsible investment. No … Continue reading →

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All changed,changed utterly: a terrible beauty is born

Posted on May 11, 2010 by henry tapper

The markets have consistently reacted favourably to the prospect of a ConLib Coalition.
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Those lazy Latinos- they’re all bigots

Posted on April 29, 2010 by henry tapper

Those lazy Latinos- they’re all bigots Continue reading →

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New Tricks- fiddling the costs of police officer’s pensions.

Posted on April 25, 2010 by henry tapper

New tricks? Mama Mia! Is Britain Greece 2.0? Continue reading →

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Public sector pension debt

Posted on March 6, 2010 by henry tapper

How long before the ratings agencies catch up with us and require us to take action over our public sector pension debt? Continue reading →

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