I pretty much make it a matter of policy to ignore whatever Tom Worstall has to say. He is a fellow of the Adam Smith
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Several months ago I was asked to give a talk to Leicester University Actuarial Society. Not being sure what i would want to talk about
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As the FT reports this morning: Rio Tinto and two former senior executives were hit with US fraud charges, and the miner with a UK
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Fintan O’Toole has an article in the Guardian this morning that is clearly related to his new book ‘Judging Shaw’. In it he argues that:
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The Public Accounts Committee has now reported on its hearings on online VAT fraud. The summary of their report, which will be issued this morning,
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As the Guardian notes: The prospect of Britain’s first interest rate increase in more than a decade loomed large on Tuesday after inflation hit its highest level
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Accountancy Age has reported: The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined EY £1.8m over misconduct in relation to the audit of the financial statements of
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Despite having no parliamentary majority, and do having no mandate for fundamental constitutional change, the government is permitting work to continue on the reduction in
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As a Guardian email notes this morning: A no-deal Brexit would rip about £260 a year from the average UK household budget, analysis predicts. The
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