Tag Archives: war

A grey day is brightened by water and spring’s flowers!

Posted on April 2, 2026 by henry tapper

I felt as Wordsworth may have felt , coming across a host of flowers tossing their heads to each other and to me – in a distant corner of Rannoch. I took a few home to show to my brothers … 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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Saving up, spending down – are our finances having a good war?

Posted on May 14, 2020 by henry tapper

There is of course no such thing as a good war and there’s no good pandemic either. But personal finances for the mass affluent appear to be improving through lockdown, at least that’s what data coming out of Pension Bee … Continue reading →

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Been on the edge all week!

Posted on November 17, 2018 by henry tapper

What don’t I think (about Brexit)? It’s been a strange week or two; for some reason I’ve found myself in Westminster a lot, lobbying on behalf of scam victims, discussing the “net-pay anomaly”, listening to the Pensions Minister on open … Continue reading →

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A battle won – not yet the war; FCA demands cost disclosure.

Posted on September 21, 2017 by henry tapper

    I get worried by premature announcements of victory. The battle to get proper cost disclosure is a long one , hostilities commenced properly with the OFT report on workplace pensions in 2014. This reminded Government that we know … Continue reading →

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What happened in Paris makes me want to win peace – not war!

Posted on November 14, 2015 by henry tapper

In Paris there has been a massacre. Every week in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and in many African countries, there are massacres. In Syria, every day is a day of massacres. Massacres of people whose lives are as important as our … Continue reading →

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Imaginary terror exposed

Posted on August 30, 2013 by henry tapper

The decision by the House of Commons not to agree (even in principle) to Britain’s military intervention in Syria was surprising and uplifting. There will be three immediate consequences. 1. We will not open yet another front on the war … Continue reading →

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