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Murray’s Premature Adulation
As a sports fan, I was quite intrigued to watch the toe snapping tribute to Andy Murray at The Australian Open the other day. This not because I don’t like Murray, quite the opposite. Murray is a fine competitor in a brutal sport. However, the Aussies ran a tribute that, following the in the footsteps of the BBC, was bordering on an obituary. I saw the press conference last week when Murray (who is beset by a hip problem) said that he ...
The Chancellor, Chiswell & Corporation Tax
As much as Brexit is causing the government multiple headaches, it seems there is a silver lining of distraction for the chancellor, Phillip Hammond. Evidence has emerged that a company he is involved with, Chiswell (Moorgate) has played a clever game with losses. This is to avoid paying around £300k in Corporation Tax. How Corporation Tax Works For those of you who are PAYE employees who don’t run a business, you may be un...
A Country Driven by Populist Soundbites
I was in Sainsbury’s the other morning and there was an old chap at the till in front of me. Laid out on the counter there was a copy of The Daily Mirror with our Prime Minister’s face on it. She looked about 160. “You have to feel sorry for her don’t you”, he said, pointing at the picture. Normally I am a bit of a coward in these situations. I would take the easy route out and say, “Yeah, can’t be easy”. I would ...
My Second Letter to Kit
Unfortunately, I have no response about my freight business plan from Kit Malthouse. Undeterred, I have another venture for him to consider. Hi kit, How are things? I’ve double checked my email (and junk email) and I don’t appear to have had a response from you about my Swanage to Cherbourg freight venture? I have come to the conclusion that your lack of response must be due to Seaborne Freight Ltd taking any remaining cash from ...
The Stresses and Strains of Dry January
I have heard two theories regarding the recent fad of dry January. Theory one is that January is enough of a depressing month as it is. So why would anyone want to kick the booze? Theory two is that because there is bugger all happening in January. So, you might as well make it the month where you take a break from alcohol. Why not flush the old system out. So far, I have remained the clean in January without much stress apart from ...