Clegg seems to have got just about everything on NHS reofmr wrong. According to the Guardian: Clegg said GP practices would have to meet a
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If we ring fence parts of banks can we stop them offsetting their tax losses against that bit?
Just a thought. If banks are to have their High Street operations ring fenced from their investment banking divisions can we treat the two as
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NHS reforms 6 – banning GPs from having conflicts of interest
The NHS reforms promoted by Andrew Lansley are inherently flawed. One of the most blatant flaws is that GPs are not only given control of
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If the UK sues Iceland, who pays?
The people of Iceland rightly rejected the demand that they should be liable for the debts of their banks at the weekend, meaning that they
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Inter-island warfare: The Scillies v Jersey
The Isle of Scilly (for which I have considerable affection) have declared war on Jersey. Well, a war of wards at least: Tourism officials on
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All you need to know about the Banking Commission report
All you need to know about the Banking Commission report can be summarised in this FT report: Shares in Britain’s biggest banks rose on Monday
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I wish I couldn’t say “told you so”
The Guardian reports: Britain’s stagnating economy faces months of gloom after a series of business surveys showed profits down and confidence among industry bosses waning.
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