As I suggested I would be, I have been reflecting this week. Some has been personal reflection. Empty nesting without even having a dog around
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The World Bank has confessed its failings. It doesn’t need to be scrapped for doing so
The World Bank issued this statement yesterday: The report from the lawyers who undertook the investigation for the World Bank to which that statement refers
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Sunak’s planning a fiscal rule, and they always end in tears
As the FT notes this morning, Rishi Sunak is planning a new fiscal rule. It will commit him to stop borrowing to fund day-to-day spending within
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HMRC’s tax gap measure suggests that its claims to be making the tax system easier to use are not justified
As I noted earlier today HMRC published their tax gap data for 2020 this morning. I have been distracted all day by other demands, but
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HMRC tax gaps
HMRC are issuing their tax gap data this morning. Unfortunately I will be committed for much of the day: comment will have to wait. But, if
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The FCA should not be encouraging people to take risk they do not want
I noted this opening paragraph to an article in the FT this morning: The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a push to encourage 1.7m people
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We need accounting for employees
The FT has reported today that: More than four-fifths of employees at PwC UK come from a higher socio-economic background, according to data that for
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China cracks down on financial bloggers
The FT has reported this morning that: China has launched a crackdown on financial blogs and social media, a move that risks exacerbating the difficulty
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The accounting profession is failing us all on climate change
The FT has this to say this morning: The research is by Carbon Tracker and I cannot, as yet, find it on their site, but
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