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More of the soporific same
yesterday at 10:18 by Matt Williams
Data from the Planck space telescope show "anomalies that can only have been caused by the gravitational pull of other universes "according to Dr Mersini-Houghton at the University of North Carolina. ...
A 'Fair Share' of Tax
yesterday at 10:13 by Mark McLaughlin
At the recent Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting on tax avoidance, it was the turn of Google and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to be in the firing line. HMRC were represented by Lin Homer, Chief ...
What is the probability of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months?
yesterday at 10:10 by Anthony Doyle
Knowing how poor the central banks have been at forecasting economic indicators, and having analysed the IMF’s wild forecasts, we think that it makes sense to take consensus views with a large grain ...
Buy to let hits the headlines
4 Days ago at 10:54 by Steve Coyle
Buy-to-let property investment has hit the headlines of property blogs quite a lot over the last few days - and the stories have been about more than the likes of new mortgage rates.
A quiet end to a quiet week?
4 Days ago at 10:45 by Matt Williams
An IT consultant called Nigel has spent seven years cataloguing the keystrokes necessary to go directly to the correct desk when telephoning a given call centre. On his website "pleasepress1.com" he ...
Is the UK on the mend?
4 Days ago at 10:37 by John Redwood
The Governor of the Bank of England is getting a little more optimistic. He thinks growth will be a little better and inflation not so bad this year. We too have become less pessimistic about UK ...
Predatory capitalism
5 Days ago at 11:43 by Diane Coyle, OBE
Isn’t all capitalism predatory, some contemporary critics might well ask, looking at the post-crisis economic landscape? Geoff Mulgan, chief exec of NESTA, is more optimistic in his recent book The ...
Recovery still in governor's sight
5 Days ago at 11:37 by Matt Williams
The Secretary of State for Education has come up with a "radical rethink" about GCSE examination grades. Instead of A*******, A******, A*****, A****, A***, A**, A*, A, B and C he proposes grades of 1 ...
Do consumers benefit from risk-based pricing?
6 Days ago at 10:40 by Henry Tapper
The question arose during a talk by John Raven of Oxera and whacked me right between the eyes. This is a big question in the development of workplace pensions. I was at a conference on annuity but I ...
8 prospect questions you have to answer
6 Days ago at 10:27 by Steve Billingham
As promised last week here are the 8 key questions your prospects will be looking for answers to, with some thoughts on the best way to go about answering them. Whether you are developing physical ...
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