#pensioners will need to check their tax position carefully, especialy if one of the 2milion married couples who share allowance
HMRC warning for millions of married couples who could be hit with tax bills lancs.live/news/cost-of-l…

This is one of the most urgent labour market issues that needs attention - More older job-seekers hit the employment market thejc.com/community/olde… via The Jewish Chronicle

At last a university showing the way to deal with threats and intimidation and hate speech against other students.

University presidents everywhere need to embrace this simple statement by Ben Sasse, President of the University of Florida:

'At the University of Florida, we have repeatedly, patiently explained two things to protesters: We will always defend your rights to free speech and free…

If only more universities stood up to intimidation like this

Here's something completely different. Not pensions/economics or financial markets - but my recording on BBC Radio 4 'Great Lives' discussing the life and genius of Antoni Gaudi - master architect who married nature with architecture and engineering bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Yes indeed Julia. But can I wish you a happy birthday and hope you have a lovely day.

Plan to push state pension age to 71 must stop as only one in 10 will make it express.co.uk/finance/person…

.Gabriel Epstein has dug deep into the data released by Hamas' own Ministry of Health. Robert Satloff speaks with Epstein about his findings.

📺Here are some key takeaways from his research: youtube.com/watch?v=edj4rQ…

Married pensioners should be wary of hidden tax liabilities and need to check things out carefully express.co.uk/finance/person…

I just had to put out my own small tribute to Frank Field, whose death is such a devastating loss to so many of us. He defied all the odds for so long - pensionsandsavings.com/the-loss-of-th…

ftadviser.com/investments/20…

BREAKING: 134 Parliamentarians including 54 Conservatives MPs have written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling for the proscription of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps #IRGC

The beach of Deir al Balah, central Gaza, today.

Pensioners with younger partners are missing out on £10,000 a year - iNews - goo.gl/alerts/TrBLzX #GoogleAlerts

We need more flexibility for state pension age. New plan to cut state pension age to 63 as ‘we can’t all work into our 70s’ express.co.uk/finance/person…

War is always terrible.

Innocent civilians always get killed.

Tragic mistakes are always made.

But these do not negate the justness of a war’s cause.

Israel must defeat Hamas & the UK must support Israel for as long as it takes.

I wrote this on 12th Oct in The Telegraph

Hedge funds circle struggling UK investment trusts ft.com/content/390c44… via @ft

Am not sure whether my ilk shouldn’t sit this one out but as everyone has suddenly shifted after three Brits have been killed by the IDF - as opposed to the 14 Brits killed and three taken hostage by Hamas on 7/10 - here goes.
The arms business is a dreadful trade and war is not…