Is this sustainable?
Thursday, December 28th, 2006The lat time the FTSE 100 index ended the year over 6,000 points and upbeat was 1999. Within months the tears began. Yesterday it was
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Get a life!
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006Back to work (at least for an hour so) and so I had a quick look at the blog stats for the last few days.
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Not all Jersey politicians are alike
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006Deputy Shona Pitman of Jersey sent me her summary of her first year as an elected politician in Jersey shortly before Christmas. I am aware
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Tackling abusive lending
Friday, December 22nd, 2006One part of my work which I mention very little here is a continuing, if small, role in the campaign against exploitative secondary lending by
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What I want for Christmas
Thursday, December 21st, 2006I was on the website of Jersey Finance this morning when I came across a news item that started with the amazing news that: The
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How widespread is corruption?
Thursday, December 21st, 2006I’m aware that some think I have a negative view of big business. I don’t think that wholly true; I appreciate many of the benefits
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The IASB and emissions trading
Thursday, December 21st, 2006I blogged yesterday on the need for an accounting standard on carbon emissions and trading. The person I was discussing this with had been looking
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Welcome news from HM Revenue & Customs
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006The Revenue have announced new thinking on how penalties for incorrect tax returns and accompanying safeguards could be updated . The document contains a new
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Total corruption?
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006The FT reports this morning that: A Paris judge has launched an investigation into allegations that Total, the French oil and gas group, paid bribes
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