I was at the ICAEW’s Philip Hardman lecture last night. I admit, it’s a bash usually worth attending and this year was no exception. The
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Rumour reaches me that two blogs here on HBOS have travelled a fair distance in the City. Good. That;s why I write this stuff. The
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I always think it’s a little vain when people self promote themselves for winning awards. But since this is something which I am genuinely unaccustomed
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The UN has a process called the General Assembly’s High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. This was created by the Monterrey Consensus. This was agreed
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The FT reports that Alastair Darling now believes that the Northern Rock debacle could cost the taxpayer money because it may be unable to repay
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The EU Parliament approved the following motion concerning IFRS 8 this morning: 1. Accepts the Commission’s proposal to endorse IFRS 8 incorporating US SFAS 131
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I’ve had the odd pop at Forbes before now, and nothing will ever reconcile my views on tax with those of flat taxer Steve Forbes.
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I can’t resist this. I have to follow one football story with another. This one also seems to say a lot about the man, and
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Sometimes the debate on offshore gets very personal. It has with regard to one of my other interests in life – Ipswich Town. ‘The Town’
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