13 APRIL 1985, page 22

Winston V. Monty

Winston will never realise that he is not Governor of the Bank. As regards Parlia- ment, W. is absolutely entitled to say that it has never been the practice of the Bank of......

Zero Tax

uy now, pay later, is the second rule of tax management. The first rule is not to pay at all, but this can be more difficult. A new security with chances under both rules comes......

City And

Hedgers, ditchers, brokers L et us reject the Budget, said Lord Milner, and damn the consequences. The consequence was the Parliament Bill, which would curtail the Lords' powers......

Think Of A Number

" - T hose of us who can remember every 1 number except the one we want — school boot-locker number, yes: S.G.War- burg's old telephone number, yes: War- burg's new number, not......

Beggaring Belief

T he Treasury has a name for it: the Beggar's Sore. This is the technique used by the spending departments of state in their annual jousts for public money. Invited to put......

Correction A Sentence In Last Week's City And Suburban Was

misheard on the telephone, and should have read: 'Sterling would not be helped if, every time it perked up, we hit it over the head with a cut in interest rates.'......