Home cooking. I must have done something good some time to have deserved my outstanding housekeeper, Karen. She has been supporting me for over 21 years and grown into the role of being utterly indispensable. I remember the old days…
Tax Matters Whatever your work situation, there may always be times when you need to be in contact with HMRC. Here is a list of some of the latest information. Publication of Tax Administration Framework Review Documents The…
Three cheers for King Charles for telling us about his cancer. It’s taken enormous courage and bravery to acknowledge his diagnosis, the treatment and the impact on his life. Many millions of other people know about getting a life-changing health…
Hurrah! Massive congratulations to the sous-chef for completing his January “Run your Age” challenge for Age UK with a day to spare. Not only has he gathered a bit of sponsorship for the charity but he has overcome…
Making progress. Good news: the hospital bed and all the other paraphernalia has gone back and, hurrah!, I’ve actually walked down the front path to the gate. It was my first venture outside since 18 September last year. Visiting nurse…
Hot stuff. The sous-chef is still pounding out his daily quota as he runs his age. Sponsorship welcomed at and all goes to Age UK. He’s the only person I know who runs in cashmere! Right first…
Read the latest news and information from HMRC here: At the Autumn Statement in November the government announced a comprehensive set of tax simplification measures to make it easier for businesses and individuals to interact with the tax system. Following…
Running for Age UK. The sous-chef’s challenge for January this year: running his very considerable age. The combination of an old serious injury plus his very ancient years means that he’ll use most of the month to reach the distance.…
Just finished Mickey Spillane’s book “The Snake” (published 1964). Staggering attitudes towards how men and women interacted: lantern-jawed, monosyllabic Mike Hammer resisting sex before marriage while relishing Velda’s provocative repeated disrobing. No wonder young men had such skewed attitudes towards…
Latest news and updates Self assessments We’re changing how we let Self Assessment customers and their agents know we’ve issued a Self Assessment BACS electronic repayment. There is no change to the repayment process itself, so customers will still receive…
