The Festival of Words: From Gyles Brandreth to Anthony Scaramucci – all you need to know about the Fleet Street Quarter festival
The new Isa: How to become a Nisa millionaire in 26 years June 29, 2014 No one knows exactly how many Isa millionaires there are. Stockbroker Brewin Dolphin has in the past claimed that around 15 of its clients have over £1m of savings sheltered from the taxman in an Isa wrapper. But the number is sure to increase as the effect of the Nisa’s higher annual allowance takes [...]
The new Isa is arriving: What you need to know about it June 24, 2014 ON 1 July, the new Isa (Nisa) arrives. Announced in the Budget this year, the Nisa is both a simpler product and allows investors to shield more money away from the taxman. The annual Isa allowance will rise to £15,000, an increase of £3,480 from 2013-14. And while investors have previously been limited in how [...]
Why significantly extending the Living Wage is not the best way to help the poorest June 24, 2014 JOHN Sentamu, the charismatic archbishop of York, has again thrown his weight behind the recommendations of the Living Wage Commission he chairs. Not to be confused with the government’s Low Pay Commission, which recommends the statutory minimum wage, the Living Wage Commission is a private pressure group funded by trade unions and faith organisations. Its [...]
A parting thought: Britain needs to learn to love capitalism June 19, 2014 THERE is one change, more than any other, that Britain needs to undergo if we want to fulfil our true potential. We must learn to embrace capitalism, individual liberty and the awe-inspiring wealth and job creating potential of business, and ditch our ambivalent attitude towards free markets. It is time for a cultural revolution in [...]
Britain’s economy needs lower and flatter taxes to flourish June 18, 2014 TAX and spending remain far too high in the UK, dragging down our economy. We still suffer from a bloated state, from an inefficient, low-productivity govern-ment sector, from a large budget deficit and from a tax system that is no longer fit for purpose. Resources are misallocated, incentives damaged and prosperity held back. It is [...]
Lord Saatchi calls to axe small firms’ corporation tax June 17, 2014 Lord Saatchi will today plot out the details of his proposal to axe corporation tax for smaller businesses – a move he claims would foster growth while cutting the deficit faster than expected. The advertising magnate’s report, published by Centre for Policy Studies, points out that 90 per cent of all UK companies have fewer than [...]
Stock market correction: How to protect yourself from losses June 17, 2014 Income can help you weather any volatility, but be wary of bonds AFTER a stellar few years for global stock markets, concerns are growing over a looming correction. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, FTSE 100 and MSCI All-World share index have all been at or near record highs in recent weeks, and valuations [...]
Bitcoin Jesus offers citizenship to libertarian paradise June 16, 2014 Roger Ver, otherwise known as Bitcoin Jesus, has expanded the horizon of what can be bought with the world’s favourite cryptocurrency. The self-described libertarian and founder of Passports for Bitcoin is selling the right to live in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in cryptocurrency. Just a three-hour flight away from Miami, the islands [...]
Bitcoin Jesus offers citizenship to libertarian paradise June 16, 2014 Roger Ver, otherwise known as Bitcoin Jesus, has expanded the horizon of what can be bought with the world's favourite cryptocurrency. The self-described libertarian and founder of Passports for Bitcoin is selling the right to live in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in cryptocurrency. Just a three-hour flight away from Miami, the islands [...]
It’s easier than ever to start out as an angel investor – and there’s more to it than money June 16, 2014 IN THE bad old days – when Britain was clearly divided between haves and have-nots – it was easy for the average Marxist to distinguish between the capitalists and the rest of us. However, with shareholdings, private pensions and crowdfunding, things have got a little complicated for those who want to bring down the “owners”. [...]