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The Stealth Tax Hike....

The Labour Party promised to end the freeze on income tax thresholds in their election manifesto by the 2028/29 tax year, however they've...

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On London's Housing Shortage....

There is a chronic shortage of housing across Britain, particularly in London, where demand just keeps on outstripping supply.... Officia...

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Weekly-ish Running Update... spot the difference!

So not so many runs but it has been holiday season and that's OK because I've done enough... 4 runs in the last 12 days or thereabouts......

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Anti UPF drugs.... From Chips-in to chipping-in.... ?

I'm not entirely sure of the mechanisms whereby so many of us get addicted to ultra-processed food, but there is an undeniable negative f...

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Could ISA Reforms Potentially Destabilise the Market?

Rachel Reeves has signalled that changes may be coming to the ISA market. The potential change that's grabbed the headlines is potentiall...

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China's "Super-Embassy" in London: A Diplomatic Enlargement or a Spy Nest?

Something of a political and diplomatic crisis seems to be emerging over China's bid to build a massive new embassy compound in the centr...

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M&S's Strawberry Sando: VAT Law: Where Sandwiches and Semantics Collide

Marks & Spencer recently its own version of the Japanese "sando" – a strawberry cream sandwich that's whetting social media...

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Keir Starmer' s First Year...

I was happy enough with the Labour Party's 'non-win' last July, but they haven't exactly had an easy ride in their first year. The Labour...

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Are Global Markets Underestimating Geopolitical Risk?

I've got to wondering why the markets have reacted with such a breezy attitude to the war in the Middle East. Despite the very possible r...

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How the airlines turned cost-cutting into a sport

I rarely fly anywhere, but every time I do I hate having to go into alert mode because of all of the hidden costs and traps of the ticket...

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Weekly ish Running update - Two new standard run pattern....

Now I'm spending a little longer time in London these days, I've got my two standard runs sorted out - a local 6K around one park, and th...

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The Cost of Climate Denial: America's $1 Trillion Wake-Up Call

A recent report by Bloomberg has found that the price tag of climate disasters in the U.S. totaled almost $1 trillion over the past year ...

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A trip back in time to spend a day in the pub!

Circa 2018 peppered with a 1980s aesthetic.... i headed to Regiate on Weds with the express purpose of spending the entire afternoon in t...

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Is paying for intellecutal drudge labour worth it in the age of AI...?

One thing that's occurred to me in relation to my main blog is the possibility of paying someone else to do all of the drudge updating la...

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TUE: Special Educational Needs - Leaking Public Money Abroad!

The increasing demand for special educational needs provision is compelling local authorities to buy in services from expensive private p...

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We're defo having a summer this 2025!

We've had a hot few days here in the UK and I am loving it! For me it's been the perfect excuse to get our in the local beer gardens for...

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Wagons Roll....

So a new crafting item is now available in the form of wagons and so it is time to do the math! NB while I do have three wagons, I don't ...

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UK Tech Equities... An opportunity to extract....?

UK Tech Equities: A Tale of Promise, Problems and Missed Opportunities The UK's tech sector received a huge endorsement recently when Nvi...

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Migrant Deliveries....

Four million Britons now have takeaway food delivered at least once a week. It would appear that your typical consumer is happy to pay a ...

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Labour's Public Pension Reform Plans.. Kicking the crisis back into the long grass...?

Labour's proposed overhaul of the UK's pension system consists of a plan to redirect a significant portion of public sector pension funds...

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Pisces Markets: A new Risk on Opportunity Coming to the UK!

the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is gently pushing the development of mini stock markets intended to enable high-growth start-ups to...

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How long until the UK's Universal State Pension Ends...?

Rachel Reeves's eleventh-hour u-turn on the winter fuel allowance brought to the forefront a question avoided by so many British politici...

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One Gruesome Crypto Crime....

You may have seen in the news that a certain crypto millionaire has been charged with the kidnap and torture of an Italian businessman, w...

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Weeklyish Running Update: Happy with That!

Really this is just last week's run, the previous weeks was pretty good too if i remember, pretty standard these days and up from a few m...

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Body Doubling at Work, now that's NASTY!

Apparently it's trending in work-at-home related searches ATM: the practice of body doubling where two people occupy the same digital spa...

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Fun with SEO (Not!)

So improving the SEO on one's blog may be a thankless task, but THANKFULLY I've wierdly gotten into it over this last week. I feel like i...

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US looses its AAA rating but markets don't seem to care!

The US recently lost its AAA credit rating. This follows similar downgrades by S&P and Fitch, with Moody's finally following suit, an...

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Damned Bypass is Coming...!

Traffic in Hereford City Centre can get really bad around the morning and evening rush hours.... You're looking at 10-15 minutes of crawl...

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Crypto, Corruption, and the Trump Connection: A Toxic Alliance?

I mean obvs I love my crypto, but I've got more of a love-hate relationship with Trump administration's relationship with it. My love of ...

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Work (and Life) Last Week....

I thought I might do a little journaling on Hive this week, just 'cos I'm in the mood and it's Saturday morning and I've got the time, OF...