The Total Irony of Banking Responsibility

The word responsible seems to get used to convey different meanings: blame and duty being the two big ones. It Continue reading →

A philosophical one on taking things as they come

I’ve had some serendipity recently that’s made me think there’s some force out there that kind of guides me through Continue reading →

Research commences for costs to tax payer of Working Tax Credits Overpayments system

My brother came up with a brilliant idea for a blog. After a 4 year battle about a Working Tax Continue reading →

Doing my tax return

Click here to hear a live recording of me performing my piece about doing my tax return. HERE.

Doing my Tax Return (a light-hearted view)

I tug open the grey envelope; its plastic stretches like mozzarella on a pizza. The beige post-back envelope spirits away Continue reading →

The Welfare State – and what a state it is in?

You’d think the Welfare State would be important to the economy. Surely it’s manpower, skills and people that make a Continue reading →

Never Knowingly Beaten — victory in Working Tax Credits dispute

Yesterday, I found a letter from HMRC in my post. Trepidatiously, I opened it and found a two page letter, Continue reading →

Scammers DS Marketing, Deadseabeautykit and Collagenta – avoid!

Bored and curious In January, I went to my local paper to see if an article I’d written had been Continue reading →