Tag Archives: Spain

Not a great game but the right result after 40 days of heat!

Posted on July 20, 2026 by henry tapper

We won’t remember last night for Messi or Argentina. They only came to life after finding themselves behind but this time they were against a team that got its tactics right. We will remember the 6-4 win over France as … Continue reading →

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Are England on the world’s football podium?

Posted on July 12, 2026 by henry tapper

Put aside the gender issues (our ladies rival Spain and the USA for women’s  bragging rights) we are now in the last four nations in the world cup. This quote from Betfair , the morning after the night/morning before has … Continue reading →

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“Focused, faster and more frequent” – tPR unmasks “Friendly” Pensions.

Posted on January 24, 2018 by henry tapper

When the Pensions Regulator launched its corporate plan in April of last year, I wasn’t the only person to be a little sceptical. “Intervening more frequently and acting quicker?” – the proof is in the pudding and the pudding had … Continue reading →

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Restoring victim’s confidence in pensions

Posted on June 24, 2017 by henry tapper

The confidence I have in pensions is because I know the people who are at the helm give a damn. I am lucky, I can bump into them in all kinds of ways. It is easy for me to say … Continue reading →

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When someone takes you over – stealing your e-mail identity

Posted on December 10, 2011 by henry tapper

At 7.50 yesterday I logged onto my Gmail account in Leeds  to find a message saying I’d changed my password twenty minutes before. Twenty minutes later I got a call from a friend in Australia that I’d asked him for money to … Continue reading →

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You don’t make friends with salad

Posted on June 2, 2011 by henry tapper

Now we know- I was right, my Mum was wrong and angry organomums at Sainsburys are terrorists. Continue reading →

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Hotel Demented ; The Pensioner Playpen

Posted on February 19, 2011 by henry tapper

Following my visit to Hotel Stupid earlier in the month, I am now reporting from Hotel Demented ; aka  Jardines de Nivaria – Tenerife. If Gordon and William want to know what happened to all that tax free cash from UK pensions, they … Continue reading →

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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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