12 JANUARY 1985, page 17

City And Suburban

Bogey for pensions There was a heady moment when the 1 newly-installed Conservative Chancel- lor was tempted to take away the tax relief on mort g a g es. No, not today's......

Chappell's Coup

N ow the CBP of Great Geor g e Street must choose their strate g y for pen- sions. Attrition, or coup de main? They s have a radical Chancellor, who found plenty of excitement......

The Jungle Is Neutral

T he case for fi scal neutrality — that is, treatin g all forms of savin g on e q ual terms — ar g ues itself. It ar g ued persuasive- ly to Lord (Harold) Wilson's en q uiry......

A Policy For Theft

A t this critical sta g e of the ar g ument, I offer the Chancellor a text from his successor as a city editor — Patrick Hut- ber: 'If a sin g le word had to be found to sum up......