Tag Archives: Tories

Going out with a Bim!

Posted on June 10, 2024 by henry tapper

One politician I will miss in power from July is the Treasury’s Bim Afolami. I doubt he will be missed much by the regulators but he speaks for business and for many people like me, trying to get growth into … Continue reading →

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A sad year – when only Tories count.

Posted on September 27, 2016 by henry tapper

I am going to the Conservative party conference, I am not going to the freak show in Liverpool and I don’t even know when the Liberals are convening. I have limited time on my hands to understand Government but I … Continue reading →

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Coming to terms with the new politics

Posted on April 30, 2015 by henry tapper

Politicians and the circus that moves around them seem slow to grasp the new reality of this election – that people will vote in crowds rather than congregate around ideology. Understanding how these crowds are developing is the business of yougov … Continue reading →

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Scrap the LifeTime Allowance – for hard working people!

Posted on April 19, 2015 by henry tapper

The Conservatives say they want to reward hard working people. I’d like to thing they include me in that number. They want to appoint Ros Altmann to help us educate ourselves in finances, I’d like to think I’ve been educating … Continue reading →

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One week on- how was “freedom” for you?

Posted on April 14, 2015 by henry tapper

More questions than answers The Pension PlayPen met as usual in the Counting House to discuss our experiences of Pension Freedom to date. The consensus – more questions than answers. Call volumes to the insurers have over-shadowed what the Government … Continue reading →

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