I’ve been looking at HSBC’s accounts, out today. The company made pre tax profit of $20,649 million and had a tax charge of $5,315 million. That tax charge
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I was told last week that the email subscription facility was not working on this blog. It’s now been corrected – so you can subscribe
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There’s a very good letter in the Guardian today, which I share in full in the hope they and the author will forgive me (feeling fairly confident
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Clive Peedell is a man for whom I have a lot of time. A founder of the NHS Action party, a consultant in Middlesborough and
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I’m sure I’m not alone in having problems with President Zuma of South Africa. He’s not an appealing man for many reasons, but I suspect
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One of the most pressing needs in the UK is for more and better social housing. With home ownership beyond the reach of a growing
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