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Yet another sorry tale of taking advice from a mate down the pub

It seems like every few days that I hear of someone taking dodgy advice from a mate down the pub,

David Jones

2 Jul 2026

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Do you have enough pension income for a comfortable retirement?

Today’s Blog is the third and final instalment of my in-depth look at pensions in the UK, following on from

David Jones

25 Jun 2026

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Millions of workers have inadequate pension provisions

As promised, today’s Blog continues my look into the UK pensions and follows up last week’s Blog, “Can we still

David Jones

18 Jun 2026

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Pension Drawdown

The Budget I will start this week’s Blog with a disclaimer as you might be expecting a Blog today on

David Jones

27 Nov 2025

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Back to pen and paper!

This week’s Blog concerns the news that the UK government is actively prompting businesses to begin keeping offline copies of

David Jones

20 Nov 2025

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Will the Chancellor bring in an EV mileage tax?

Just as I was satisfied that I’d narrowed down the main areas that Rachel Reeves is likely to target for

David Jones

13 Nov 2025

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‘It’s not my fault’ says Rachel Reeves

In her speech on Tuesday, the Chancellor strongly hinted that the Budget will be painful, not because of what she’s

David Jones

6 Nov 2025

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Is it time to change the VAT threshold?

With the budget less than a month away, there are strong rumours that the Chancellor is considering making changes to

David Jones

30 Oct 2025

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Isn’t it about time we had an accountant in No. 10

I will start today’s Blog by admitting that on this week’s topic, I am a teeny-weeny bit biased, but for

David Jones

23 Oct 2025

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VAT – A quirky little tax!

I will start today’s Blog with a brief history of  Value Added Tax in the UK. VAT was introduced in

David Jones

17 Oct 2025

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Pension Annuities

Is now the right time to buy one? The massed ranks of the UK’s ‘the soon to be retired’, all

David Jones

9 Oct 2025

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Which taxpayers are exempt from MTD for income tax

With all of the hullaballoo around the upcoming Budget in November, the express train of Making Tax Digital, set to

David Jones

2 Oct 2025

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