The UN PRI is probably not that widely known. Standing for the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, it is a partnership between business and the
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Sometime soon you will have consented to Brexit whatever you might think: the Brexiteers will deem that you did so
I know this has been mentioned in the comment section of this blog before now, but this is from the EU Withdrawal Bill and discusses how
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A view of socialism
There are occasions when a comment is made on this post that I think needs to be more widely shared. A person who posts under the
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The Big Four review: I am expecting a whitewash
The City great and good are to review the workings of the Big 4 accountants. As Sky has reported: Some of the City’s leading figures
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There is only a downside in oil price increases
We have a new oil price crisis. It is, of course, thanks to Donald Trump and his Iran manoeuvring. As the Guardian has noted, this is the
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The Gower Institute of Modern Money Studies
It seems that yesterday was a good day for getting new ideas going. In addition to the Progressive Economy Forum, launched last night, a new
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The secret world of the Big 4 firms of accountants
In view of discussion on the future of the Big 4 it seems an appropriate moment to give another airing to the report I wrote
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The Progressive Economy Forum
I attended the launch of the Progressive Economy Forum in the House of Commons last evening. I will be at its first council meeting today.
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The demise of the Big 4 would not solve the problem in accounting
The FT has reported overnight that: The Big Four accountancy firms have drawn up contingency plans for a break up of their UK businesses, an
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