Last week an old school friend dropped me a line alerting me to an upcoming auction at Stride & Son in Chichester. He thought I might be interested in lots 495 to 503 which featured collections of ‘ephemera’ relating to Shippam’s of Chichester. C Shippam Limited...
I cannot believe anyone was surprised by Donald Trump’s resounding victory in the US Presidential Election… It has been crystal clear for months that he was going to win… The moment Biden brought down the curtain on his ill-fated campaign it was evident the runway...
After 117 days of alarmist speculation and hyperbole the waiting ended at lunchtime on Wednesday when the first female Chancellor in British history delivered her inaugural Budget. In the two days that followed we have witnessed…yet more alarmist speculation and...
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There is a near universal consensus that Rachel Reeves will do something with Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in her Budget on the 30th October. With this in mind, Chapter 7 of the IFS Green Budget: October 2024 makes for interesting reading… Many anticipate a simple...
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