Tag Archives: UK

Advice or guidance? – It depends how you like to travel!

Posted on September 21, 2022 by henry tapper

This blog follows Australian pension regulation, not because that’s what’s trendy in political circles (we are unlikely to see the next pension minister be such an admirer) but because of the it informs debates in this country we are yet … Continue reading →

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Zalensky tells Putin – “we will be with gas, light , water and food – without you!”

Posted on September 11, 2022 by henry tapper

“Troops are moving forward; they are not only gaining back territory but liberating people,” German Foreign Minister Baerbock said. “I think it’s really a moment of hope, even though maybe it’s a small moment of hope. This is what we … Continue reading →

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Can pensions impact for good? They’ve no choice but to.

Posted on September 27, 2021 by henry tapper

Pension funds balk at No 10 appeal to fuel UK investment boom https://t.co/jTpJz8qNMU — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) September 27, 2021 Reading Jo Cumbo’s excellent article on the reaction of fund and pension scheme managers to Johnson and Sunak’s call for … Continue reading →

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“Mind the lag”; what we can learn from the States

Posted on June 27, 2020 by henry tapper

In America they said the virus was beaten, and the virus wasn’t beaten This alarming chart illustrates the poor job the U.S. has done in containing Covid-19 compared to the European Union, a bigger region of independent countries that suffered … Continue reading →

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What has COVID-19 done to our economy? How can we recover? – Joseph Lu

Posted on June 2, 2020 by henry tapper

  What has COVID-19 done to the economy? The UK’s economy started the year with a rising stock market and house prices, said to be the continuation of a ‘Boris Bounce’ after a landslide election win that inspired business activity. … Continue reading →

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Chris Daykin compares COVID-19 in the UK to similar countries.

Posted on May 21, 2020 by henry tapper

Introduction This note updates and expands my note published on 28 April.  Shortly after that note was published the official daily figures for deaths in the UK began to include deaths in care homes and so jumped up sharply by … Continue reading →

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Social distancing – UK is not like China!

Posted on April 4, 2020 by henry tapper

A new paper “An international comparison of the second derivative of COVID-19 deaths after implementation of social distancing measures” has received some attention over the weekend. Perhaps because it was published by individuals from the same university, the paper has … Continue reading →

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Social Housing? Pensions? Read this!

Posted on July 11, 2017 by henry tapper

    This is from my main man, Neal Thompson. Neal is sh*t off a shovel when it comes to this stuff. Much the most knowledgeable fellow I’ve ever met on social housing and pensions. Devonshires are one of those … Continue reading →

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If not a house…what ?

Posted on May 5, 2017 by henry tapper

This chart taken from Office of National Statistics Data – seems significant. It shows that in the period following the financial crash renting became the norm for young adults in the UK. Buying a house in your twenties was – … Continue reading →

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Respect for the self-employed

Posted on November 6, 2016 by henry tapper

It’s a truth as old as the hills that there are two types of self-employed. Those who choose to be and those who have no choice. Most people who read this blog have more experience with the “professional” classes who … Continue reading →

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