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“The decline in remote working hits Britain’s housing market”
I watched ‘Panorama’ this week, all about the return to the office, should we/shouldn’t we? Do...
“Expats to be ‘severely impacted’ by Spain’s 100% tax on foreign homes”
I think we’ll be seeing some similarly radical tax plans across the pond in coming weeks and...
“‘Assisted dying to send ‘shockwaves’ through life insurance industry”
A very serious subject and one about which many to whom I’ve spoken have deeply personal and...
“‘Over half of Brits fail financial literacy test'”
Two of my own children have said to me, when encountering for the first time pensions, ISAs, bank...
“‘Hybrid working is a must-have in today’s workplace'”
We have (all) always worked remotely at PJFS. That’s just the way things have developed over 15...
“78% of UK workers would quit due to stress, study finds”
Back in one day or another, we used to arrange many more income protection policies. They pay if...
“The secret behind the world’s happiest country”
Finland has been voted the world’s happiest country by its citizens for the fourth successive...
“Should Rishi Sunak’s recent net zero pivot be of concern?'”
The answer to the headline question should be, of course, a big, fat ‘Yes!’ Of course you can, and...
“Arrest of alleged spy raises questions around UK’s China policy”
If you’ve read Ben MacIntyre’s “The Spy and the Traitor”, you’ll know that Russia, then the Soviet...
Ireland’s Budget Surplus
Remember George Osborne? His plan was to cut his way to a ‘budget surplus’, where the government...
“Sunak and Hunt accused of ‘damaging UK plc’ over NatWest boss’s exit”
Here’s the flip side. Should a business not have the right to choose whom it serves? If you as a...
“The working-from-home illusion fades”
Are workers working from home more or less productive than those catching the 7.02am to London...
“How can lifelong renting be made more compatible with retirement saving?”
Here’s a future problem that will doubtless be kicked down the road until it becomes a crisis....
“Apple versus the world”
Apple has just launched its first actual new product in quite a while, a virtual reality gizmo,...