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Dear customer, Making sure you claim the right expenses helps you work out your taxable profit accurately and ensures you pay the correct amount of tax. Keeping good records is a great place to start. To help you with this,…
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Blind cooks do it with their eyes closed!
Will, another blind veteran, plus members of the Portsmouth Macular Degeneration group spent some happy and productive hours with us. First, we had a team cook-in when everyone contributed their chopping and culinary skills to a delicious lunch of poisson…
Disability emplolyment
I have just sent a copy of my new book, ‘It Could be You’ to the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions. He needs a cross government strategy with proven practical answers (not just benefit cuts).
“Seen” exhibition by Joshua Bratt, hosted by RNIB.
The BBC gave the event great coverage and, if you didn’t make it to the London show, check out the RNIB website for the 22 excellent images (with audio descriptions) and more about each of us who were portrayed. A…
Baking Blind.
Learned how to make macarons last weekend. My versions weren’t very uniform in shape and were far sweeter than I’d like. But inspirational: I’ll work out how to use our honey rather than sugar. If you are in London later…
British blind veteran features in national exhibition.
Former Royal Navy Commander and blind baker, Penny Melville-Brown, is just one of the visually impaired achievers included in a professional photographic exhibition this week. RNIB is hosting Seen – an exhibition featuring a powerful portrait series that showcases…
Lunch recommendation.
The sous-chef and I were treated (for two big birthdays and an anniversary) to an absolutely splendid lunch at Lime Wood Hotel (Angela Hartnett’s empire) by Sue and Rod, Joan and Jeff. The trout tartare was definitely one to try…
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PERSONAL TAX New Services introduced for Self Assessment People who pay tax through Self Assessment will benefit from new services designed to make the process simpler and easier. As part of its Transformation Roadmap HMRC is introducing improvements to…
Nearly Season of mellow fruitfulness.
So many people are so generous. The garden harvests have arrived early this year after the hot summer. Hence, I’ve been bottling again: yellow and little red cherry plums, damsons, more apple puree and blackberries. The best of Pete’s gift…
Myth-busting: the D-Word.
I can’t pretend to talk for others with disabilities but share these thoughts: Getting a disability needn’t be the end of the world. I’d had a great naval career before my eyes started playing up. I only had sight in…