I have absolutely no confidence at all that the police would use a binary search. It's obvious to us (with compsci / maths / data engineering type backgrounds where a binary search is a staple of dat… (View Post)

The question I have is *why* are the police reluctant / refusing to act in cases such as this. You'd have thought that it would be a reasonably straightforward case and so would be positive on their … (View Post)

It's an interesting idea - but all else being equal I would think that the money above £50k that might well be put into Premium Bonds in such a scenario is currently in cash savings accounts earning … (View Post)

At the risk of being overly pedantic - the See of St Edmundsbury is currently vacant, and so there isn't anyone for Cookie to kick in the arse - making it an even more ridiculous suggestion than othe… (View Post)

Just to be super clear - Interest on Gilts is still subject to Income Tax - it is only the capital gain which isn't subject to either Income or CGT. (View Post)