This is an experiment - and I know it's too long at 11 minutes.
But is the idea worth pursuing?
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Richard, this reminds me of the training cassettes we used to receive in the insurance industry in the 1980s, to update us with changes to tax and insurance legislation. The intention was that we should listen to them in the car when travelling between meetings, rather than fritter our time away listening to pop music or the news. Perhaps there were those who put them in the bedside radio as well!
This may well appeal to professionals who must make themselves familiar with this level of detail but I expect that this is too intensive for most people, however at least you are trying various media approaches. Perhaps a shorter punchier topic may be the best answer for audio.
Incidentally, my girlfriend used to tape over the cassettes with pop music at the first available opportunity.
This is not a criticism and I admire the enormous effort you are putting into this project.
Info only. something I noted on a comments section in dailyfinance.
“I just wish the Press would name and shame the IT consultants who leech off Government Departments for months or years on these projects with their £1,000 pound a day plus “Business Analysts” and then deliver a project that is next to useless.
In the case of Defra’s Rural Payments Agency, which pays farmers and processors EC allowances, the IT Project was “scoped” by Price Waterhouse Coopers, initiated by PA Consulting, and then managed, overseen, and delivered by Accenture. The whole thing was a catastrophe, and it has cost the UK Taxpayer millions of Euros in disallowance [EU fines] as a result. But when do you ever see the names of these real culprits appear ? . Any Department or organisation considering employing these companies, specially Accenture, has some of its buttons missing !”
http://www.dailyfinance.co.uk/2011/08/03/nhs-urged-to-pull-plug-on-database/#thankYou
Good for when your eyes get tired.
Possibly a transcript with links which explain in more detail might be helpful and make for a headline delivery for people who don’t appreciate the detail. (I do).
I used to regularly listen to GRC security now podcast blog which had that format- but it relied on a 2 person format with other invitees. Great for on the move. Also successful. Worth a look for the format and imho the tech stuff.
I like the podcast idea – I’ve also enjoyed your occasional forays into videocasting under the ‘Tax Research TV’ tag – perhaps that’s the way forward?
i really liked that. I say keep em coming too.
This your forte Richard. When you stick to the subject of tax havens and the like (and particularly this format, you are most enlightening. As a resident of Bermuda, I have been telling whoever will listen in Bermuda that our international business is finished!
If this legislation stays in place Bermuda may get a new lease of life!!!
We could become a banking centre for UK parent companies. We have for quite a while provided this service but now as far as UK is concerned the benefits are as you say obvious and legal!
I will share this podcast in Bermuda!
Thank you – I found this really interesting and had not heard of this issue previously.
It was very useful to have the background explanation of some of the terms (eg residence tax systems vs territorial tax systems). However, if these explanations are given in the middle of the argument (as ‘asides’), it is too much to take in and the argument is very hard to follow. It would be easier to follow if these explanations were given immediately before the relevant part of the argument. In other words, explain the basics first and then explain what has changed.
This is a good idea, and it’s not too long.
Please produce a weekly podcast.
I suggest a good format would be a round up of stop stories, info and commentary for the week. If you create a feed for it, then people who don’t always have time to read the blog will be able to stay updated through mobile devices.
As sm suggests above, show notes (bullet points, with linked references) would help.