Some years ago the Government of the day in their infinite wisdom decided that freedom of information should apply to all property transactions whether commercial or residential, large or small. As a consequence, the registers of ownership at the Land Registry were thrown open for all to see. Thoroughly dishonest or merely curious people could ...

Many commentators believe that the Budget is largely a waste of time, and a waste of money. By the time the Chancellor has taken money from one group and given extra allowances to another, the net effect is relatively small in terms of the net gain in tax. In our economy, the fact that London ...

In 1898 in his novel “The War of the Worlds”, H G Wells detailed a conflict between mankind and the Martians who landed on Earth (near Woking in Surrey) in an artificial cylinder. They could not cope with Earth’s atmosphere, retreated to their cylinder, and assembled huge three-legged fighting machines from where they could advance ...