Amazon is in the news again, as it only paid £2.4 million in corporation tax in the UK last year, on sales of £4.3 billion. Continue reading
May 16, 2013
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Category Archives: General News
January 20, 2013
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Local news papers
Until late 2010 I lived in Bradford, which, if you include the surrounding towns of Shipley, Saltaire, Keighley and the like, is quite a large place. Consequently, the local news paper – the Telegraph & Argus – has a fair … Continue reading
January 15, 2013
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HMV’s fall into administration
Last night, it was announced that HMV was to appoint administrators to run the business as it was no longer viable on its own, putting the jobs of over 4000 people who work there at risk. HMV is the last … Continue reading
July 10, 2012
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We’re a bit wet
This past couple of weeks has seen very heavy rain for large parts of the UK. This was a photo that I took on Friday of the River Calder in my home town of Sowerby Bridge, which was at least … Continue reading
June 26, 2012
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The problem with tax avoidance
Last week The Times newspaper broke the story that comedian Jimmy Carr was avoiding paying tax, using a system based in the Channel Islands called K2 allowing him to only pay 1% tax on his income. Mr Carr is one … Continue reading
June 15, 2012
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The mystery suicide
On January 5th 2012, at around 17:34, there was an incident at Sowerby Bridge station, my local station. A man was hit by a train, and was killed. Five months later, and British Transport Police have issued a fresh appeal … Continue reading
April 8, 2012
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The Equal Civil Marriage Consultation
If you live in Britain, and have an opinion on the proposal to allow same-sex couples to have a civil marriage, please go to the Home Office web site and complete their consultation questionnaire. It shouldn’t take any longer than … Continue reading
March 30, 2012
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Mail Supremacy
If like me you missed this earlier in the week, there’s an excellent article in The New Yorker called Mail Supremacy – How the Daily Mail conquered England. It concerns The Daily Mail, one of the UK’s biggest selling tabloid … Continue reading
September 30, 2011
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Too fast
(This is the second time this week that I’ll be posting two blog entries on the same day – you lucky people.) Later this year, the Department for Transport is to launch a consultation on increasing the maximum speed limit … Continue reading
August 5, 2011
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Credit where credit is due
A few weeks ago, after being prompted by the Open Rights Group, I wrote to my local MP Linda Riordan regarding plans for new legislation that would cut off the internet connections of those suspected of file sharing. Basically, I … Continue reading