Tag Archives: Queen
The dangers of gerontocracy – the advantages of retirement.
We all say things we shouldn’t and live to regret it. Many young people will have to live with their social media posts for decades to come (like digital tattoos). But it’s seldom recognised that older people are also more … Continue reading
Mourning or gawping – London locks down for a week.
Against my better judgement , I went to the UK pensions awards with a party of guests, the feeble reason being that Pension PlayPen were up for an award. It was a nice evening spent with friends and clients , … Continue reading
Is there wisdom in this crowd?
This picture was taken in a time of lockdown (May 31st). It was taken at a time when the Government advice is still to stay at home where possible. It is taken in a country that has more than 60,000 … Continue reading
Posted in age wage, coronavirus, pensions
Tagged Beach, Bournemouth, Covid-19, Durdle Door, Lockdown, Queen
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Why this pensions bill matters
A Pensions Schemes Bill has been included in the Queen’s Speech , which lays out the legislative plans for the forthcoming parliamentary session. This bill includes legislation to enable the pensions dashboard and collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes to … Continue reading
Posted in #WASPI, advice gap, age wage, CDC, Dashboard, pensions
Tagged Boris Johnson, CDC, consolidation, Pensions Dashboard, Queen, Queen's Speech, WASPI
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All the Queen’s Men (overtime at Romney Weir)
What do you do when you come back from Church on a wet April Sunday morning? If you live opposite Romney Weir in Eton, you can enjoy watching eight engineers monitoring how the largest archmides screw in Europe is coping with the extra flows … Continue reading
Posted in Change, happiness, Henry Tapper blog
Tagged Archimedes Screw, Church, Council Tax, Engineer, Eton, Eton College, Queen, River Thames, Romney, Romney Lock, Wikipedia, Windsor
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