Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Brussels at the moment and my own are especially with Bart Feenstra, who was travelling on the train in front of the one that was blown up. He had just dropped…
UK Budget Highlights
Courtesy of WT Fry, you can find the UK budget highlights here, together with links to a more detailed analysis if needed.
Facts about Brexit
There is plenty of opinion on the subject of Britain leaving the EU. Here are some facts, as presented by KPMG, about how the decision might impact your business, together with a more partial view from the Rabo, and a good…
UK incomes becoming less unequal
Interesting ONS report published today about changes in UK income. The Tory government has made some progress in increasing nett disposable income for the poorest fifth of the population, whilst reducing income for the top fifth. Who would have guessed…
Agenda updates
Some dates for your diaries: 10th March at 1900 at Timothy Oulton’s, Amstelveenseweg 136 A gin and whisky tasting extravaganza!Details in the previous blog. Friday 18th March at 1915 – Restaurant 1e Klas Amsterdam Central Station The March CADS meeting…
Exclusive Gin and Whisky Tasting at Timothy Oulton Amsterdam
March 10 @ 7:00 pm – Amstelveenseweg 136 Amsterdam has always been innovative, and that daring energy is something Timothy Oulton identifies with. The city’s penchant for mixing old and new in the most imaginative ways is in perfect synergy with…
To stay, or not to stay – that is the question…
The European chambers of commerce have published a report on the pros and cons of remaining in Europe, and Stephen Huyton was kind enough to send us a copy. You can read it here. The conclusions and recommendations of this…
The Year of The Monkey Approaches!
The new year is almost upon us! This year is the year of the monkey, so if you were born in 44, 56, 68, 80, or 92, this is your year! Monkeys are witty, intelligent, and have a magnetic personality. Personality…
Louise Hunter and Louise Hunter are this year’s winners
Having raised the tone to start the proceedings, last year’s Jokathon winner Mark Cunningham told a number of extremely good opening Jokes. Naturally, John Richardson followed by lowering the tone quite considerably. This was followed by some mildly offensive jokes…
