Cash in hand is ‘diddling the country’

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People who pay cash in hand to tradesmen are “diddling” the economy and diverting money from hospitals and schools, according to the country’s most senior taxman, Dave Hartnett. Mr Hartnett is urging everyone to pay by cheque, bank card, credit card or some other ‘delayed payment scheme’ I expect but it was always my understanding that nobody, [...]

An unforgettable Easter

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Easter weekend, back in 1991, it was one of those perfect English spring days which occur more commonly in memory than they do in life, my wife and I were in a pretty horrific car crash with a flat back lorry driven by a drunken bloke. The accident was a serious one which entailed me [...]

Top 10 DVD box sets

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One of the things I love to do in my spare time is to watch DVDs. I collect box sets of the DVDs of my favourite TV shows. Without doubt these are my recent top ten favourites that I watch time and time again. Amazon.co.uk Widgets

Nivea criticised over “Re-civilized” Ad

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A print ad, appearing in Esquire Magazine inviting African-American men to “re-civilize” themselves has created somewhat of a ‘hoop-la’ amongst social media. Nivea withdrew the advertisement amid a storm of critical tweets and Facebook status updates condemning its content and accusing the Nivea brand of racism. Nivea were quick to apologise via their Facebook page [...]

Woman assaulted with pomegranate – search for offender ‘fruitless’

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In my time I have dealt with many assaults, some serious and others not so serious; some with knives, others with bottles, glasses or some other equally dangerous object. One thing I have never encountered is someone being assaulted with a pomegranate – that is until now. The story unfolded like this. Last Friday my [...]