Accountancy newsH...
Accountancy newsHenry Jackson Society and Policy Exchange both made their respective filings with plenty of time to spare, well done to both organisations (particularly H'S'JS which continues to report a surplus on doubled turnover). The Quilliam Foundation remains overdue on its 2007/8 accounts, which were due on 20 Sept. The civil penalty has now gone up from £150 to £375. The directors are also, in principle, criminally liable. Filing accounts on time is an important duty, and it is not a particularly onerous requirement for a minimally competent organisation; this is particularly important as the Quilliam Foundation has never filed a set of accounts (it w

Being Freakonomic...
Being Freakonomical With The TruthIt's a real curse being better at coming up with titles than posts, I tell you.

Straw pollAm I ju...
Straw pollAm I just having a bilious day, or is this an unusually toolish Friedman column?

Getting your Comp...
Getting your Companies House return and accounts filed on time - it's not just a good idea, it's the lawThis week's offender: The Quilliam Foundation, company limited by guarantee, number 06432342, accounts due 20 Sept - no accounts have yet been filed ever by the QF which was founded in November 2007, although they have produced an Annual Report for 2008/9. Up and coming: Policy Exchange (Companies House return) and Henry Jackson Society (accounts for y/e Dec 31 2008, Charities

Superfreakonomics...
Superfreakonomics review!This is going to be a lot shorter than the Freakonomics one, and it is basically going to consist of this link, via the Paul Krugman blog, and the observation that if you find yourself writing, in all seriousness, as a practical proposal, the phrase "pumping large quantities of sulphur dioxide into the Earth’s stratosphere through an 18-mile-long hose, held up by helium balloons", it is probably time to take a step back and ask yourself if something has gone a little bit wrong with your life.