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The kids are more right
We all move at different speeds; some of us use the web like our front room and share it with others without a second thought. Some of us see the web and the social sites with fear and loathing. I listened … Continue reading
Whatever happened to “stakeholder economics”?
When Blair swept to power in 1997, Will Hutton‘s vision of a stakeholder economy was central to New Labour‘s vision. While the idealism of those years is now derided, I prefer it to the negativity of today’s commentary. Listening to … Continue reading
Posted in Bankers, corporate governance, Henry Tapper blog, Jersey, pension playpen, pensions, Popcorn Pensions, Retirement
Tagged Business, Business and Economy, customer service, David Mowatt, dc pensions, Dutch, HSBC, Jersey, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, pension, Steve Webb, twitter, Will Hutton
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“How to keep these blogging jonnies in line”
On-line reputations are hard-won and easily lost. We are all prey to hackers who can range from the nuisance (mafia family on twitter) to the violently disruptive (where accounts are taken over as happened to … Continue reading
Posted in de-risking, Facebook, social media, twitter
Tagged Behavior, Blog, Facebook, Facebook features, linkedin, Online Communities, Social Networking, twitter
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“Twitter’s censorship is a grey box of shame, but not for twitter”
This excellent article is by Paul Smalera. There’s been plenty of fancy talk about twitter’s “grey box” policy but this is the only balanced peice I’ve come across. Follow the links at the bottom if you want more. Twitter’s … Continue reading
You can’t please everyone so please yourself
Some people live for themselves, others live selflessly but most of us find our worth in the value others place in them. If you depend on the value others see in you for your sel-worth, your life will be an emotional … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, religion, social media
Tagged Facebook, Google, Klout, linkedin, Online Communities, social media, Social Networking, twitter
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Domestic bliss at Christmas
Christmas domestic bliss has been in short supply at the Tapper’s ancestral home. Some member’s of the family remember a happy Christmas Day in 1975 but we seem to have been in permanent warfare ever since. This year, the major issues … Continue reading
Posted in Church of England
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Day, Facebook, Family, Jesus, Online Communities, Social Networking, twitter
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My five big challenges for twenty twelve
If I thought I’d be here twelve months ago I wouldn’t have bothered. I’d have gone straight to jail, not passed go and not collected my £200. I reckon most of us would have preferred to be on the subs … Continue reading
PPF II -opening the door for a better DC
We are where we are – the social contract has been decided… not compulsion but impulsion; impulsion into a DC pensions model that relies on the markets to deliver a second tier of pensions. Our retirements will be funded from employer and employee contributions over a … Continue reading
Posted in annuity, corporate governance, Liability Driven Investment, NEST, OECD, pension playpen, twitter
Tagged annuity, Anti-submarine warfare, Business, corporate governance, corporate risk, Financial services, Insurance, Interest rate, Japan, Liability Driven Investment, Life annuity, Market failure, National Employment Savings Trust, NEST, OECD, pension, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Pound, Pension Poverty, Pension Protection Fund, Pension Regulator, Public Sector Pensions, Robin Ellison, Steve Webb, twitter
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“Our weapon is the camera”
Perhaps the measure of political control in Libya is calibrated by fear.
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Posted in Facebook, Libya, Middle East, OECD, social media, Syria, twitter
Tagged Assad, Bashar al-Assad, BBC, Cyberbury, Facebook, Government, Libya, Middle East, OECD, policing, social media, Society, Syria, twitter, United Nations, William Hague
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