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2011 October – Big 4 partner
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Reforming the Big 4 from the inside. The casualness of references to the ‘audit market’ is puzzling. Everyone uses the term as if it were self-evident what it means. Only a little reflection is required to realise that it isn’t obvious that there is a market for audit services in any usual sense of the term. At the most superficial level, auditing does of course involve an exchange of money for services rendered. I’m not arguing this isn’t the case. Does any of this matter? Fundamental misunderstanding o...
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Opening reflections on audit – Big 4 partner
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Reforming the Big 4 from the inside. OK so this blog isn’t going to rival Belle du Jour. Let’s start with a few general reflections on financial audit and the Big 4. Cue extended throat clearing as someone wrote in something I once read. Auditors did not prevent the financial crisis. Should auditors have done better and, if so, how? More interesting questions now are why and how did this situation arise and what (if anything) can be done to address it? What exactly do we need from financial audit? Will j...
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Andrew Lloyd-Webber Wants Your Money | Vir Cantium
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I'm right, you know …. Andrew Lloyd-Webber Wants Your Money. On July 10, 2012. His Lordship has spoken. In an outspoken speech, the musical impresario claimed the government was turning its back on one of its most promising and world-leading sectors . There are many businesses who would be delighted if the government turned its back on them and left them alone. Britain is a talent hub that creates production and content that resonates around the globe. Lord Lloyd-Webber, who helped compose a special song...
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So When did the #Olympics Become a Religion? | Vir Cantium
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I'm right, you know …. So When did the #Olympics Become a Religion? On July 29, 2012. I can’t help but be amused by this bit. Of Olympic news today:. London 2012 Olympics: Empty seats on the opening day prompts investigation. An investigation has been launched by the London 2012 organisers Locog after banks of empty seats were evident in multiple sporting venues on the opening day of the Games. It’s the Olympics! Which reminds me of this earlier outrage. Olympic relay torches put up for auction by bearers.
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7 Ways In Which Polly is Wrong | Vir Cantium
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I'm right, you know …. 7 Ways In Which Polly is Wrong. On April 10, 2012. She’s at it again, giving the Grauniad all 110,000-worth of her wisdom. This time, it’s. The tax and finances of every citizen must be open to public scrutiny. 8230;Taxes are the price we pay for civilisation: soon that price must become a public declaration for all. So, let us count the ways in which Polly is wrong. This might take a while. 2 Exposing everyone’s tax affairs is a good thing because, quoth Polly:. The ‘civic d...
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Thatcher Spine Transplant Fails | Vir Cantium
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I'm right, you know …. Thatcher Spine Transplant Fails. On January 2, 2013. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Photo credit: Wikipedia). From the news wires. A leak from the hospital that treated the former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher reveals that her recent operation was only a partial success. The procedure, which was officially described as a ‘bladder operation’, was actually an attempt at a pioneering form of spine transplant procedure. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. 1 new unfollower ...
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Main Stream Media
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The Daily Fail and the ASA. September 18, 2012. Prompted by this story in Tabloid Watch in which the ASA upholds a complaint about an offer by the Daily Mail. Whilst the Daily Mail is called the Daily Fail for valid reasons, the ASA is also a bit of a shower. Everyone knows that you read the small print on a TV ad and […]. Read the full article →. Nude pictures of Prince Harry. August 23, 2012. Read the full article →. On Speed cameras are a success…. On A rant at Greenpeace about Fracking. This hastily ...
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Is there an audit market? – Big 4 partner
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Reforming the Big 4 from the inside. The casualness of references to the ‘audit market’ is puzzling. Everyone uses the term as if it were self-evident what it means. Only a little reflection is required to realise that it isn’t obvious that there is a market for audit services in any usual sense of the term. At the most superficial level, auditing does of course involve an exchange of money for services rendered. I’m not arguing this isn’t the case. Does any of this matter? Fundamental misunderstanding o...
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Letter in The Times to Cameron and Osborne from "Martin"
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Letter in The Times to Cameron and Osborne from “Martin”. May 7, 2013. Middot; 0 comments. I’ve always voted Conservative – but for this? Dear Mr Cameron and Mr Osborne,. Mr Cameron –. Let’s have fewer political sound bites and more real action to create jobs; to sort out the Banking System; to curb interfering, wealth-destroying civil servants; and to cut debt and our deficit. Please let’s cut out this sound bite about the 1 million new jobs you have created. It is offensive to those desperate...Finally...
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