I am as amazed as almost every other commentators at Gordon Brown’s loss of a deft touch as prime minister. Take this as the next
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Jersey’s black hole
Jersey has published its budget for 2008, which includes forecast to 2012. According to the budget all is well in the Isle. Having had a
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Northern Rock: can the market heal itself?
The FT has reported that: Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin group on Monday was confirmed as the preferred bidder for Northern Rock. It is reported that:
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It could only happen in Jersey
Earlier this year an accountant in Jersey was found guilty of money laundering £27 million. Let’s be clear: Peter Michel was no big time player,
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Books of the Year
The New Statesman Book of the Year column has the following from Michela Wrong: Poisoned Wells by Nicholas Shaxson (Palgrave Macmillan)Brazzaville Charms by Cassie Knight
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Northern Rock: the significance of Granite to the Bank of England
The Guardian published two stories on Friday concerning the relationship between Northern Rock and its shadow entity, Granite. I’ll be candid, I know the stories
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Laffer in la-la-land
The New Statesman includes a brilliant article by Johann Hari called Cooking the Books. What it amounts to is a complete destruction of the Laffer
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Reshaping the way we work
It’s been my pleasure to work with Dennis Howlett on and off over the last couple of years. It was Dennis who got me, and
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Blame Gordon Brown for England’s defeat
I was one of millions to suffer agony and torment last night. No, I wasn’t worried about the loss of a couple of data CD’s.
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