Mark Vyner is a man who has followed his convictions. He was a partner in Grant Thornton until he got pretty uncomfortable with that required
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Inheritance Tax – and why it’s got nothing to do with the family home
I continue to be bemused by some arguments put forward by those who argue against Inheritance Tax. In particular I am completely baffled by the
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Fair value falls apart
The International Accounting Standards Board IFRS project seems to be falling apart at the seems. Like so much of the current financial architecture, International Financial
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Eliminating child poverty is possible
Another thing Alistair Darling said to the Labour Party conference was: Our priority is always to look forward and to see what more can be
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Just waiting for your call
I’ve read Alistair Darling’s speech to the Labour party conference yesterday. He said: We need to be able to separate out ordinary savers money. Paying
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Gordon Brown in focus
This is Gordon Brown’s big week – he’s finally a Labour prime minister addressing a Labour party conference. I’ll leave aside for a minute the
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Their hands in our pockets
Prem Sikka is using his Guardian blog to great effect. His latests is called ‘Their hands in our pockets’ and shows just how often big
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TJN at work in Kenya
Kenya is one of the most troubled countries in Africa right now. So it’s good to read this reprot on allAfrica.com of work done there
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Why is no one talking about the Granite problem that sunk the ordinary depositor in Northern Rock?
I did a Google news search on Granite just now. I wanted to know how many people are talking about the role of the Granite
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