Wednesday 29 February 2012
Tuesday 28 February 2012
PPD - Andy Lodge
Andy Lodge Progress Surgery
Notes
More Chance Publication
- Show Brief to inform what the outcome is I’m heading towards
- Show Publication so far B&W and on screen to get feedback and any considerations
- Cover Ideas / Advertisements
D&AD
- Show Brief and the facts and figures
- Ask for what content it is asking for, do I need to find more research or use what is given?
- Ask if Andy were to answer the brief how would he approach the brief? (Understanding how other designers approach briefs)
- Consider: Different Audience and interaction between Web & Print
Surface Patterns
-Feedback on Masters so far
Portfolio
-Advice about the work and layout of portfolio any thing to consider?
Notes
More Chance Publication
- Show Brief to inform what the outcome is I’m heading towards
- Show Publication so far B&W and on screen to get feedback and any considerations
- Cover Ideas / Advertisements
D&AD
- Show Brief and the facts and figures
- Ask for what content it is asking for, do I need to find more research or use what is given?
- Ask if Andy were to answer the brief how would he approach the brief? (Understanding how other designers approach briefs)
- Consider: Different Audience and interaction between Web & Print
Surface Patterns
-Feedback on Masters so far
Portfolio
-Advice about the work and layout of portfolio any thing to consider?
Friday 24 February 2012
Who what how when?
Where would the publication be found?
Public Travel, Inside news Papers (supplement), University’s, Work places. Public travel will be ideal for young professionals who have been working throughout the week and haven’t had time to sit down to catch up on the weekly news. Also for tourists to the city of London who can take away the publication to read on the journey home.
Who is target audience?
Business workers, Young Professionals – Workers who have been busy all week and can catch up on the latest news.
When would the publication be distributed?
As a weekly publication I think the publication would be ideal to be printed Thursday night and distributed for Friday morning, ideal for workers and visitors to the city to take away and catch up on the latest news for the week. The weekend would create more time for the audience to sit down and read rather than half way through the week.
Create personas for audience
Tone of voice
Formal using facts and figures but a more laid back visual approach as too much information may overload the audience.
Where would the publication be found?
Public Travel, Inside news Papers (supplement), University’s, Work places
How is it distributed?
Tube stations around the city of London & train stations such as Piccadilly.
Public Travel, Inside news Papers (supplement), University’s, Work places. Public travel will be ideal for young professionals who have been working throughout the week and haven’t had time to sit down to catch up on the weekly news. Also for tourists to the city of London who can take away the publication to read on the journey home.
Who is target audience?
Business workers, Young Professionals – Workers who have been busy all week and can catch up on the latest news.
When would the publication be distributed?
As a weekly publication I think the publication would be ideal to be printed Thursday night and distributed for Friday morning, ideal for workers and visitors to the city to take away and catch up on the latest news for the week. The weekend would create more time for the audience to sit down and read rather than half way through the week.
Create personas for audience
Tone of voice
Formal using facts and figures but a more laid back visual approach as too much information may overload the audience.
Where would the publication be found?
Public Travel, Inside news Papers (supplement), University’s, Work places
How is it distributed?
Tube stations around the city of London & train stations such as Piccadilly.
To do List
Ideas for D&AD Report Annual
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This weeks double page spread
Covers - Ideas x10
Who? What? Where? How? Document
Contents Page
Widows
Print off hand to Graham
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Typo Circle Identity
Who is it for
What they want - Document
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Email to be sent for next Friday
Questionnaire
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Three covers, contents, double page for Surface Patterns
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This weeks double page spread
Covers - Ideas x10
Who? What? Where? How? Document
Contents Page
Widows
Print off hand to Graham
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Typo Circle Identity
Who is it for
What they want - Document
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Email to be sent for next Friday
Questionnaire
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Three covers, contents, double page for Surface Patterns
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Previous speakers
Previous speakers for the Typographic Circle:
Harry Pearce
Michael Wolff
Rian Hughes
Magpie Studios
Marina Willer
Simon Esterson
Morag Myerscough
Patrick Burgoyne
AllofUs
Studio8
Richard Morrison
A2/SW/HK
David Trott
Hat-trick
Graham Fink
GBH
MadeThought
Anthony Burrill
Roger Kennedy
I have chosen Magpie Studios, Made Thought & Anthony Burrill as these were designers which was easy to access information about. Some of the talkers work for larger design firms so it is difficult to work out if they had any input in the certain projects.
Harry Pearce
Michael Wolff
Rian Hughes
Magpie Studios
Marina Willer
Simon Esterson
Morag Myerscough
Patrick Burgoyne
AllofUs
Studio8
Richard Morrison
A2/SW/HK
David Trott
Hat-trick
Graham Fink
GBH
MadeThought
Anthony Burrill
Roger Kennedy
I have chosen Magpie Studios, Made Thought & Anthony Burrill as these were designers which was easy to access information about. Some of the talkers work for larger design firms so it is difficult to work out if they had any input in the certain projects.
Monday 20 February 2012
Type Dos & Donts
http://www.thedesigncubicle.com/2008/12/10-common-typography-mistakes/
Design Context & More Chance publications.
Design Context & More Chance publications.
Greece bailout
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AonYZs4MzlZbdFNVLTQ2d2F0QVIxRzZmYUV2ZmJoMVE#gid=0
Eurozone debt
Thursday 16 February 2012
Barclays - bonuses
The Association of British Insurers, which represents some of the UK's largest investors, accused Barclays of continuing with "business as usual" after the bank set aside a £1.5bn bonus pool for staff in Barclays Capital.
"Whilst overall bonus levels at Barclays have been reduced, for Barclays Capital, this reduction is only in line with the fall in profit before tax . This appears to be very close to business as usual. It is not the signal of the change required in order to improve the investment case," said Roger Talbut, chairman of the investment committee of ABI, which represents investors who own about a fifth of all UK-listed companies.
Bob Diamond, chief executive of Barclays, refused to comment on the ABI's criticism, but said the bank "stayed close" to its shareholders.
"If you eradicate rewards for failure you should celebrate success," said Mr Diamond, who declined to discuss his own bonus, saying only that on average bonuses for the bank's executive committee for 2011 were down 48pc year-on-year.
The row over bonuses at Barclays came as it reported a 3pc fall in full-year pre-tax profits to £5.9bn and said it was no longer likely to hit its 13pc return on equity target next year.
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Barclays Capital's profit fell 32pc to £2.97bn in 2011, driven in large part by a fall in the investment bank's income from its powerhouse fixed income, currencies and commodities unit.
In line with the drop in the investment banks performance, Barclays said the division's bonus pool had been cut by 32pc to £1.54bn and cash bonuses capped at £65,000.
Even at this level, the average bonus for the division's 24,000 staff works out at £64,000 and many are likely to receive pay-outs many times larger than this.
"Barclays were kept afloat by a taxpayer guarantee and multi-billion cash injection from the Bank of England. Today's anti-austerity pay largess adds insult to subsidy," said Brendan Barber, general secretary of the TUC.
Barclays said it had actually exceeded its lending target set by the Government under the Project Merlin deal, making gross new loans worth £43.6bn, including £14.7bn of lending to small and medium sized companies.
Barclays shares were unaffected by the bonus controversy and closed yesterday up 0.4pc at 234.05p, valuing the bank at £28.6bn.
This was helped in part by the bank's announcement of a 9pc increase in its full-year dividend to 6p.
"Whilst overall bonus levels at Barclays have been reduced, for Barclays Capital, this reduction is only in line with the fall in profit before tax . This appears to be very close to business as usual. It is not the signal of the change required in order to improve the investment case," said Roger Talbut, chairman of the investment committee of ABI, which represents investors who own about a fifth of all UK-listed companies.
Bob Diamond, chief executive of Barclays, refused to comment on the ABI's criticism, but said the bank "stayed close" to its shareholders.
"If you eradicate rewards for failure you should celebrate success," said Mr Diamond, who declined to discuss his own bonus, saying only that on average bonuses for the bank's executive committee for 2011 were down 48pc year-on-year.
The row over bonuses at Barclays came as it reported a 3pc fall in full-year pre-tax profits to £5.9bn and said it was no longer likely to hit its 13pc return on equity target next year.
RELATED ARTICLES
Barclays criticised over accounting practices 10 Feb 2012
Barclays profits and bonus payouts: reaction 10 Feb 2012
Citizen Bob Diamond plays it positive on Barclays 04 Feb 2012
Barclays chief won't heed pleas for pay restraint 14 Jan 2012
Barclays Capital's profit fell 32pc to £2.97bn in 2011, driven in large part by a fall in the investment bank's income from its powerhouse fixed income, currencies and commodities unit.
In line with the drop in the investment banks performance, Barclays said the division's bonus pool had been cut by 32pc to £1.54bn and cash bonuses capped at £65,000.
Even at this level, the average bonus for the division's 24,000 staff works out at £64,000 and many are likely to receive pay-outs many times larger than this.
"Barclays were kept afloat by a taxpayer guarantee and multi-billion cash injection from the Bank of England. Today's anti-austerity pay largess adds insult to subsidy," said Brendan Barber, general secretary of the TUC.
Barclays said it had actually exceeded its lending target set by the Government under the Project Merlin deal, making gross new loans worth £43.6bn, including £14.7bn of lending to small and medium sized companies.
Barclays shares were unaffected by the bonus controversy and closed yesterday up 0.4pc at 234.05p, valuing the bank at £28.6bn.
This was helped in part by the bank's announcement of a 9pc increase in its full-year dividend to 6p.
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Claude Monet 8.2m
Top 30 Above Estimate Evening Sale Works
Below is a list of the work in the London Evening Impressionist and Modern sales that exceeded their estimate range. There were many more works especially by Jean Arp in the day sales that also showed strong demand. But here we confine ourselves to the top 30 lots over £1m that exceeded expectations:
London Imp-Mod Evening Sales Above Estimates
Henry Moore, Reclinging Figure (£3.5-5.5m) £19m
Joan Miró, Painting Poem (£6-9m) £16.8m
Vincent van Gogh, Vue de L'asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Rémy (£5-7m) £10.9m
Paul Signac, La Corne d'Or (£4-6m) £8.77m
Claude Monet, L'Entree de Giverny en Hiver (£4.5-6.5m) £8.2m
Geroges Braque, L'Oliveraie (£2-3m) £5.08m
Henry Moore, Working Model for 3-piece No. 3 (£2-3m) £5m
Robert Delauney, Tour Eiffel (£1.5-2.5m) £3.74m
Paul Delvaux, Le nu et le mannequin (£2-3m) £3.3m
Henry Moore, Three Piece Reclining Figure No. 2 (£1.5-2.5m) £3.29m
Marc Chagall, St. Jeannet (£1.8-2.5m) £2.95m
Camille Pissarro, Pommiers a Eragny (£900-1.2m) £2.95m
Otto Dix, The Electric Tram (£700-1.4m) £2.95m
Chaim Soutine, Poissons et Tomates (£1.2-1.8m) £2.7m
Fernand Léger, Composition aux deux papillons (£1.4-1.8m) £2.5m
Claude Monet, Berges de la Seine (£800k-1.2m) £2.2m
Georges Braque, Mandoline, Fruits, Pichet (£800-1.2m) £1.9m
Francis Picabia, Hera (£400-700k) £1.83m
Alberto Giacometti, Annette Venise (£800-1.5m) £1.8m
Paul Delvaux, Jeunes filles a la campagne (£700-1m) £1.6m
Paul Delvaux, Les Adieux (£700-900k) £1.49m
Jean Arp, Balcon I (£500-800k) £1.3m
Pablo Picasso, Tete d'homme et nu assis (£500-800k) £1.27m
Max Ernst, Fleur coquille (£700-1m) £1.27m
Joan Miró, Personnage (£700-1m) £1.16m
Marc Chagall, Hommage au Passé (£500-800k) £937k
Max Ernst, Le Bijoutier du Ciel (£250-350k) £769k
Edgar Degas, Autoportrait (£350-450k) £713k
Paul Klee, Raumarchitekturen (£350-450k) £713k
Georges Vantongerloo, Composition (£150-200k) £623k
Below is a list of the work in the London Evening Impressionist and Modern sales that exceeded their estimate range. There were many more works especially by Jean Arp in the day sales that also showed strong demand. But here we confine ourselves to the top 30 lots over £1m that exceeded expectations:
London Imp-Mod Evening Sales Above Estimates
Henry Moore, Reclinging Figure (£3.5-5.5m) £19m
Joan Miró, Painting Poem (£6-9m) £16.8m
Vincent van Gogh, Vue de L'asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Rémy (£5-7m) £10.9m
Paul Signac, La Corne d'Or (£4-6m) £8.77m
Claude Monet, L'Entree de Giverny en Hiver (£4.5-6.5m) £8.2m
Geroges Braque, L'Oliveraie (£2-3m) £5.08m
Henry Moore, Working Model for 3-piece No. 3 (£2-3m) £5m
Robert Delauney, Tour Eiffel (£1.5-2.5m) £3.74m
Paul Delvaux, Le nu et le mannequin (£2-3m) £3.3m
Henry Moore, Three Piece Reclining Figure No. 2 (£1.5-2.5m) £3.29m
Marc Chagall, St. Jeannet (£1.8-2.5m) £2.95m
Camille Pissarro, Pommiers a Eragny (£900-1.2m) £2.95m
Otto Dix, The Electric Tram (£700-1.4m) £2.95m
Chaim Soutine, Poissons et Tomates (£1.2-1.8m) £2.7m
Fernand Léger, Composition aux deux papillons (£1.4-1.8m) £2.5m
Claude Monet, Berges de la Seine (£800k-1.2m) £2.2m
Georges Braque, Mandoline, Fruits, Pichet (£800-1.2m) £1.9m
Francis Picabia, Hera (£400-700k) £1.83m
Alberto Giacometti, Annette Venise (£800-1.5m) £1.8m
Paul Delvaux, Jeunes filles a la campagne (£700-1m) £1.6m
Paul Delvaux, Les Adieux (£700-900k) £1.49m
Jean Arp, Balcon I (£500-800k) £1.3m
Pablo Picasso, Tete d'homme et nu assis (£500-800k) £1.27m
Max Ernst, Fleur coquille (£700-1m) £1.27m
Joan Miró, Personnage (£700-1m) £1.16m
Marc Chagall, Hommage au Passé (£500-800k) £937k
Max Ernst, Le Bijoutier du Ciel (£250-350k) £769k
Edgar Degas, Autoportrait (£350-450k) £713k
Paul Klee, Raumarchitekturen (£350-450k) £713k
Georges Vantongerloo, Composition (£150-200k) £623k
Sainsburys Freeze BBC NEWS 10TH FEB
Sainsbury's is removing advice to freeze food "on day of purchase" from its labels and informing customers it can be done up until the use-by date.
The UK's third-largest supermarket chain believes 800,000 tonnes of food a year could be saved from the bin.
The move, in conjunction with the Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap), was welcomed by the government as "good news for hard-pressed family budgets".
The average UK family wastes up to £50 worth of perfectly good food a month.
The supermarket will advise freezing food as soon as possible, any time up until the use-by date.
"There is no food safety reason why it cannot be frozen at any point prior to the use-by date," said Beth Hart, head of product technology for fresh and frozen.
Continue reading the main story
Food Waste Figures
7.2 million tonnes of household food waste is thrown away annually in the UK
4.4 million tonnes of food binned annually could have been eaten
The environmental impact of avoidable household food waste is around 17 million tonnes of CO2e - equivalent to the emissions of one in five cars on UK roads
the average family wastes £680 of food a year
the total value of food wasted in the UK each year is £12bn
Source: Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap)
"As one customer pointed out to me while discussing the previous labelling, 'How does the product know which day I purchased it on?"'
Research by Wrap has found that 60% of people believe food has to be frozen on the day it is bought - a view reinforced by current labelling.
"Now we can all look in our fridges and know that we can freeze most items which are about to go out of date and enjoy them at a later time," said Andrew Parry, Wrap consumer food waste prevention manager.
Environment Minister Lord Taylor said: "This is good common sense by Sainsbury's and it's good news for hard-pressed family budgets."
The UK's third-largest supermarket chain believes 800,000 tonnes of food a year could be saved from the bin.
The move, in conjunction with the Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap), was welcomed by the government as "good news for hard-pressed family budgets".
The average UK family wastes up to £50 worth of perfectly good food a month.
The supermarket will advise freezing food as soon as possible, any time up until the use-by date.
"There is no food safety reason why it cannot be frozen at any point prior to the use-by date," said Beth Hart, head of product technology for fresh and frozen.
Continue reading the main story
Food Waste Figures
7.2 million tonnes of household food waste is thrown away annually in the UK
4.4 million tonnes of food binned annually could have been eaten
The environmental impact of avoidable household food waste is around 17 million tonnes of CO2e - equivalent to the emissions of one in five cars on UK roads
the average family wastes £680 of food a year
the total value of food wasted in the UK each year is £12bn
Source: Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap)
"As one customer pointed out to me while discussing the previous labelling, 'How does the product know which day I purchased it on?"'
Research by Wrap has found that 60% of people believe food has to be frozen on the day it is bought - a view reinforced by current labelling.
"Now we can all look in our fridges and know that we can freeze most items which are about to go out of date and enjoy them at a later time," said Andrew Parry, Wrap consumer food waste prevention manager.
Environment Minister Lord Taylor said: "This is good common sense by Sainsbury's and it's good news for hard-pressed family budgets."
sainsburys Freeze
Sainsbury's changes food freezing advice in bid to cut food waste
Supermarket issues new guidance as part of a national initiative to change consumer attitudes to freezing food
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guardian.co.uk, Friday 10 February 2012 06.00 GMT
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It is hoped that new labelling for freezing food will help consumer behaviour and cut waste. Photograph: Alamy
Long-standing advice to consumers to freeze food on the day of purchase is to be changed by a leading supermarket chain, as part of a national initiative to further reduce food waste.
Brand new labelling on food products being rolled out in all Sainsbury's stores from Friday will instead advise customers to freeze food as soon as possible up to the product's 'use by' date.
The initiative is backed by the government's waste advisory body, the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap), whose research shows that 60% of consumers believe food must be frozen on the day of purchase. Wrap estimates that changing the standard advice on all food products could help stop over-cautious shoppers from throwing away as much as 800,000 tonnes – £2bn – of perfectly good food every year.
Beth Hart, Sainsbury's head of product technology for fresh and frozen, said: "The 'freeze on day of purchase' advice needs to be changed as there is no food safety reason why it cannot be frozen at any point prior to the use-by date. As a large UK retailer, we have a responsibility to minimise food waste where possible and this new labelling will certainly help us do that."
Research from Sainsbury's shows that 62% of the UK regularly uses the freezer to lengthen the life of food. In a separate study by Wrap, only 21% of people interviewed had frozen food that was nearing its use by date during the past week. For this reason, it is hoped that the new labelling, which has been drawn up in consultation with Wrap, will help to change consumer behaviour.
Wrap figures show that UK households waste around 7.2m tonnes of food and drink every year, most of which could have been eaten. This is estimated to costs families up to £50 a month.
Andrew Parry, consumer food waste prevention manager at Wrap, said: "Changing the guidance to freeze before the use by date is a welcome move. Now we can all look in our fridges and know that we can freeze most items which are about to go out of date and enjoy them at a later time. In doing so we can expect to reduce the amount of out of date food we throw away, which will in turn save us all money."
Bob Martin, food safety expert at the Food Standards Agency, said: "Freezing after the day of purchase shouldn't pose a food safety risk as long as food has been stored in accordance with any instructions provided. The most important thing is to freeze food before its use by date as that is the only date that relates to food safety. Our advice continues to be to follow the use by date and treat all other dates more flexibly. Any initiatives such as this, to help reduce food waste, should be welcomed as long as food safety isn't compromised."
Supermarket issues new guidance as part of a national initiative to change consumer attitudes to freezing food
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Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Friday 10 February 2012 06.00 GMT
Article history
It is hoped that new labelling for freezing food will help consumer behaviour and cut waste. Photograph: Alamy
Long-standing advice to consumers to freeze food on the day of purchase is to be changed by a leading supermarket chain, as part of a national initiative to further reduce food waste.
Brand new labelling on food products being rolled out in all Sainsbury's stores from Friday will instead advise customers to freeze food as soon as possible up to the product's 'use by' date.
The initiative is backed by the government's waste advisory body, the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap), whose research shows that 60% of consumers believe food must be frozen on the day of purchase. Wrap estimates that changing the standard advice on all food products could help stop over-cautious shoppers from throwing away as much as 800,000 tonnes – £2bn – of perfectly good food every year.
Beth Hart, Sainsbury's head of product technology for fresh and frozen, said: "The 'freeze on day of purchase' advice needs to be changed as there is no food safety reason why it cannot be frozen at any point prior to the use-by date. As a large UK retailer, we have a responsibility to minimise food waste where possible and this new labelling will certainly help us do that."
Research from Sainsbury's shows that 62% of the UK regularly uses the freezer to lengthen the life of food. In a separate study by Wrap, only 21% of people interviewed had frozen food that was nearing its use by date during the past week. For this reason, it is hoped that the new labelling, which has been drawn up in consultation with Wrap, will help to change consumer behaviour.
Wrap figures show that UK households waste around 7.2m tonnes of food and drink every year, most of which could have been eaten. This is estimated to costs families up to £50 a month.
Andrew Parry, consumer food waste prevention manager at Wrap, said: "Changing the guidance to freeze before the use by date is a welcome move. Now we can all look in our fridges and know that we can freeze most items which are about to go out of date and enjoy them at a later time. In doing so we can expect to reduce the amount of out of date food we throw away, which will in turn save us all money."
Bob Martin, food safety expert at the Food Standards Agency, said: "Freezing after the day of purchase shouldn't pose a food safety risk as long as food has been stored in accordance with any instructions provided. The most important thing is to freeze food before its use by date as that is the only date that relates to food safety. Our advice continues to be to follow the use by date and treat all other dates more flexibly. Any initiatives such as this, to help reduce food waste, should be welcomed as long as food safety isn't compromised."
Sainsburys Freeze
New ‘freeze by’ labelling from Sainsbury’s to help cut food waste
13 FEBRUARY 2012
New labelling currently being rolled out across Sainsbury’s stores around the country will advise customers to freeze food as soon as possible up to the product’s use by date.
WRAP research shows that 60% of people believe that food has to be frozen on the day of purchase, which is reinforced by current labelling. Changing this advice will help stop over-cautious shoppers from throwing away up to 800,000 tonnes of “perfectly good food” each year.
Beth Hart, Sainsbury’s head of product technology for fresh and frozen, said: “The ‘freeze on day of purchase’ advice needs to be changed as there is no food safety reason why it cannot be frozen at any point prior to the use by date.
“As a large UK retailer, we have a responsibility to minimise food waste where possible and this new labelling will certainly help us do that. As one customer pointed out to me while discussing the previous labelling, ‘how does the product know which day I purchased it on?’”
Research from Sainsbury’s shows that 62% of the UK regularly uses the freezer to lengthen the life of food, while in a separate study by WRAP, only 21% of people interviewed had frozen food nearing its use by date during the past week. For this reason, it is hoped that the new labelling, which has been drawn up in consultation with WRAP will have a great impact.
WRAP figures show that UK households waste around 7.2 million tonnes of food and drink every single year, most of which could have been eaten, costing families up to £50 every single month. WRAP believes that using the freezer more effectively could have a positive impact on customers’ wallets and the environment.
Andrew Parry, consumer food waste prevention manager, WRAP said: “Changing the guidance to freeze before the use by date is a welcome move. Now we can all look in our fridges and know that we can freeze most items which are about to go out of date and enjoy them at a later time. In doing so we can expect to reduce the amount of out of date food we throw away, which will in turn save us all money.”
Andy Weston-Webb, managing director, at Birds Eye, said: “We have long believed that using the freezer can play an important role in helping families to plan meals, reduce food waste and save money. Furthermore, freezing is a natural way to preserve food, helping to lock in taste and nutrients. This is a great initiative, and one we fully support.”
13 FEBRUARY 2012
New labelling currently being rolled out across Sainsbury’s stores around the country will advise customers to freeze food as soon as possible up to the product’s use by date.
WRAP research shows that 60% of people believe that food has to be frozen on the day of purchase, which is reinforced by current labelling. Changing this advice will help stop over-cautious shoppers from throwing away up to 800,000 tonnes of “perfectly good food” each year.
Beth Hart, Sainsbury’s head of product technology for fresh and frozen, said: “The ‘freeze on day of purchase’ advice needs to be changed as there is no food safety reason why it cannot be frozen at any point prior to the use by date.
“As a large UK retailer, we have a responsibility to minimise food waste where possible and this new labelling will certainly help us do that. As one customer pointed out to me while discussing the previous labelling, ‘how does the product know which day I purchased it on?’”
Research from Sainsbury’s shows that 62% of the UK regularly uses the freezer to lengthen the life of food, while in a separate study by WRAP, only 21% of people interviewed had frozen food nearing its use by date during the past week. For this reason, it is hoped that the new labelling, which has been drawn up in consultation with WRAP will have a great impact.
WRAP figures show that UK households waste around 7.2 million tonnes of food and drink every single year, most of which could have been eaten, costing families up to £50 every single month. WRAP believes that using the freezer more effectively could have a positive impact on customers’ wallets and the environment.
Andrew Parry, consumer food waste prevention manager, WRAP said: “Changing the guidance to freeze before the use by date is a welcome move. Now we can all look in our fridges and know that we can freeze most items which are about to go out of date and enjoy them at a later time. In doing so we can expect to reduce the amount of out of date food we throw away, which will in turn save us all money.”
Andy Weston-Webb, managing director, at Birds Eye, said: “We have long believed that using the freezer can play an important role in helping families to plan meals, reduce food waste and save money. Furthermore, freezing is a natural way to preserve food, helping to lock in taste and nutrients. This is a great initiative, and one we fully support.”
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Sainsbury's is removing advice to freeze food "on day of purchase" from its labels and informing customers it can be done up until the use-by date.
The UK's third-largest supermarket chain believes 800,000 tonnes of food a year could be saved from the bin.
The move, in conjunction with the Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap), was welcomed by the government as "good news for hard-pressed family budgets".
The average UK family wastes up to £50 worth of perfectly good food a month.
The supermarket will advise freezing food as soon as possible, any time up until the use-by date.
"There is no food safety reason why it cannot be frozen at any point prior to the use-by date," said Beth Hart, head of product technology for fresh and frozen.
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Food Waste Figures
7.2 million tonnes of household food waste is thrown away annually in the UK
4.4 million tonnes of food binned annually could have been eaten
The environmental impact of avoidable household food waste is around 17 million tonnes of CO2e - equivalent to the emissions of one in five cars on UK roads
the average family wastes £680 of food a year
the total value of food wasted in the UK each year is £12bn
Source: Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap)
"As one customer pointed out to me while discussing the previous labelling, 'How does the product know which day I purchased it on?"'
Research by Wrap has found that 60% of people believe food has to be frozen on the day it is bought - a view reinforced by current labelling.
"Now we can all look in our fridges and know that we can freeze most items which are about to go out of date and enjoy them at a later time," said Andrew Parry, Wrap consumer food waste prevention manager.
Environment Minister Lord Taylor said: "This is good common sense by Sainsbury's and it's good news for hard-pressed family budgets."
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Sainsbury's is removing advice to freeze food "on day of purchase" from its labels and informing customers it can be done up until the use-by date.
The UK's third-largest supermarket chain believes 800,000 tonnes of food a year could be saved from the bin.
The move, in conjunction with the Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap), was welcomed by the government as "good news for hard-pressed family budgets".
The average UK family wastes up to £50 worth of perfectly good food a month.
The supermarket will advise freezing food as soon as possible, any time up until the use-by date.
"There is no food safety reason why it cannot be frozen at any point prior to the use-by date," said Beth Hart, head of product technology for fresh and frozen.
Continue reading the main story
Food Waste Figures
7.2 million tonnes of household food waste is thrown away annually in the UK
4.4 million tonnes of food binned annually could have been eaten
The environmental impact of avoidable household food waste is around 17 million tonnes of CO2e - equivalent to the emissions of one in five cars on UK roads
the average family wastes £680 of food a year
the total value of food wasted in the UK each year is £12bn
Source: Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap)
"As one customer pointed out to me while discussing the previous labelling, 'How does the product know which day I purchased it on?"'
Research by Wrap has found that 60% of people believe food has to be frozen on the day it is bought - a view reinforced by current labelling.
"Now we can all look in our fridges and know that we can freeze most items which are about to go out of date and enjoy them at a later time," said Andrew Parry, Wrap consumer food waste prevention manager.
Environment Minister Lord Taylor said: "This is good common sense by Sainsbury's and it's good news for hard-pressed family budgets."
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Famous Tax Evaders
Wesley Snipes
In 2006 the government charged the Blade actor for not filing tax returns from 1999 through 2004. His excuse? He’s a “nonresident alien” of the United States. Only problem is, he was born in Florida. Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison on three misdemeanor counts of willfully failing to file tax returns. As of 2010, Snipes is free on bail while he appeals, but he does have to pay up to $17 million in back taxes, plus penalties and interest. Photo by Retna
Judy Garland
The state of New York stuck the Wizard of Oz actress with a $4 million tax bill in 1964—this was in addition to her failure to pay taxes in 1951 and 1952. The IRS repossessed Garland’s home, after which she traveled from hotel to hotel. Guess there really is no place like home. Photo by Retna
Read more: Celebrity Tax Evaders - Find Out Which Famous People Were Found Guilty of Tax Evasion at WomansDay.com! - Woman's Day
Annie Leibovitz
In 2009 it was reported that renowned celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz owed $2.1 million in unpaid taxes for 2004, 2006 and 2007. She also had New York state tax liens of $247,980 for six years. As collateral to secure a loan to pay the tax liens (as well as unpaid bills and mortgage payments), Leibovitz pledged four of her homes and the copyright to every photograph she has ever taken, or ever will. Not a pretty picture. Photo by Retna
Richard Hatch
In 2005 it was reported that Richard Hatch, a.k.a. “the fat naked guy” and first winner of Survivor, never paid any taxes on his $1 million prize. Hatch claimed he thought CBS was going to pay his taxes, but couldn’t provide any proof. In 2006 Hatch was given a dose of reality and had to serve a three-year prison sentence. He had also been convicted of evading taxes on money he earned as cohost of a Boston radio show and $28,000 in rent on property he owned.
Al Capone
Apparently tax evasion was the biggest crime the U.S. government could pin on notorious mob boss Al Capone. In 1931 he was sentenced to 11 years in jail, and he was slapped with a $50,000 fine for failure to pay four years’ worth of taxes, plus $215,000 in back taxes. Legend has it the gangster called tax laws a joke because "the government can't collect legal taxes on illegal money." But the government had the last laugh: Capone spent seven and a half years in prison, and never recovered his crime empire.
Martha Stewart
Insider trading isn’t famed lifestyle expert Martha Stewart’s only run-in with Johnny Law. She accumulated a $220,000 tax debt for not paying taxes on her East Hampton, New York, home, which she claimed she spent very little time at and therefore thought she didn’t need to pay taxes on
Nicolas Cage
In 2009, Cage reportedly owed $6,617,550 to the IRS—which included three old liens filed between 2002 and 2004, as well as $6,257,005 in back taxes from 2007. Cage blamed the negligence on his former financial manager and said that he was just a victim. Cage's manager, on the other hand, said it was his client's reckless spending habits that caused the situation. Regardless of whose fault it was, the IRS and the state of Nevada foreclosed on Cage’s multimillion-dollar Las Vegas home in November 2009.
Sophia Loren
The Man of La Mancha star was not living la dolce vita in 1982, when she served 18 days of a 30-day sentence in an Italian prison for tax evasion. The charges were over a $7,000 discrepancy on her 1970 tax return. Loren filed a petition for pardon, saying her accountants had made an error, but the actress and her husband, producer Carlo Ponti, had been under investigation for tax and currency violations before. In 1977, finance police actually nabbed Loren before she caught a flight to Paris and detained her for nine hours at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport.
Marc Anthony
In 2007, Marc Anthony, singer and husband of Jennifer Lopez, got some news that was not music to his ears: He had to pay $2.5 million in back taxes, interest and penalties for his failure to file returns for the years between 2000 and 2004, during which he earned $15.5 million. However, Anthony was not prosecuted because he thought his accountant had filed them (a person must show intent to cheat on his or her taxes in order to be prosecuted), and the charges were dropped after he paid the taxes in full
Richard Pryor
In 1974, actor and comedian Richard Pryor served 10 days in a Los Angeles county jail for tax evasion following a tax investigation. He claimed that in his defense, he told the judge: "You know, I forgot." The judge’s response? Telling Pryor he’d be sure to remember next time.
Spiro Agnew
Agnew was certainly no “pusillanimous pussyfooter,” but he was a crook. Just as he was elected to his second term as Nixon’s vice president in 1973, Agnew was charged with tax evasion and money laundering. He pleaded no contest, agreed to resign, received three years' probation and paid a $10,000 fine. His friend Frank Sinatra reportedly proved his loyalty by loaning him money to help pay his legal fees and back taxes.
Willie Nelson
“If you’ve got the money, honey, I’ve got the time” became Nelson’s theme song in 1990, when the IRS charged him for $16.7 million in back taxes. To help him pay it off, the IRS auctioned off his assets––luckily for Nelson, many of them were bought by fans and given back to him. He also recorded an album called The IRS Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Memories? to help pay back the IRS. Nelson later made fun of his tax troubles in ads for H&R Block.
Ruben Studdard
He may be an American Idol, but he sure isn’t a financial role model. In February 2009, the IRS filed property liens against Studdard for unpaid taxes, the fourth time either the IRS or the state of Alabama filed liens against the singer. In total, he owes almost $200,000. Most of that is from 2003, the year in which Studdard scored a $1 million record deal thanks to his win on the reality show.
Walter Anderson
He may not have the celebrity status of the other tax offenders, but Walter Anderson is responsible for the largest case of personal tax evasion in the history of the United States. This former telecommunications executive hid his earnings in a web of aliases and offshore bank accounts. In 2006, Anderson admitted to hiding $365 million worth of income in the 1990s. He was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined nearly $400 million in back taxes, penalties and fees.
In 2006 the government charged the Blade actor for not filing tax returns from 1999 through 2004. His excuse? He’s a “nonresident alien” of the United States. Only problem is, he was born in Florida. Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison on three misdemeanor counts of willfully failing to file tax returns. As of 2010, Snipes is free on bail while he appeals, but he does have to pay up to $17 million in back taxes, plus penalties and interest. Photo by Retna
Judy Garland
The state of New York stuck the Wizard of Oz actress with a $4 million tax bill in 1964—this was in addition to her failure to pay taxes in 1951 and 1952. The IRS repossessed Garland’s home, after which she traveled from hotel to hotel. Guess there really is no place like home. Photo by Retna
Read more: Celebrity Tax Evaders - Find Out Which Famous People Were Found Guilty of Tax Evasion at WomansDay.com! - Woman's Day
Annie Leibovitz
In 2009 it was reported that renowned celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz owed $2.1 million in unpaid taxes for 2004, 2006 and 2007. She also had New York state tax liens of $247,980 for six years. As collateral to secure a loan to pay the tax liens (as well as unpaid bills and mortgage payments), Leibovitz pledged four of her homes and the copyright to every photograph she has ever taken, or ever will. Not a pretty picture. Photo by Retna
Richard Hatch
In 2005 it was reported that Richard Hatch, a.k.a. “the fat naked guy” and first winner of Survivor, never paid any taxes on his $1 million prize. Hatch claimed he thought CBS was going to pay his taxes, but couldn’t provide any proof. In 2006 Hatch was given a dose of reality and had to serve a three-year prison sentence. He had also been convicted of evading taxes on money he earned as cohost of a Boston radio show and $28,000 in rent on property he owned.
Al Capone
Apparently tax evasion was the biggest crime the U.S. government could pin on notorious mob boss Al Capone. In 1931 he was sentenced to 11 years in jail, and he was slapped with a $50,000 fine for failure to pay four years’ worth of taxes, plus $215,000 in back taxes. Legend has it the gangster called tax laws a joke because "the government can't collect legal taxes on illegal money." But the government had the last laugh: Capone spent seven and a half years in prison, and never recovered his crime empire.
Martha Stewart
Insider trading isn’t famed lifestyle expert Martha Stewart’s only run-in with Johnny Law. She accumulated a $220,000 tax debt for not paying taxes on her East Hampton, New York, home, which she claimed she spent very little time at and therefore thought she didn’t need to pay taxes on
Nicolas Cage
In 2009, Cage reportedly owed $6,617,550 to the IRS—which included three old liens filed between 2002 and 2004, as well as $6,257,005 in back taxes from 2007. Cage blamed the negligence on his former financial manager and said that he was just a victim. Cage's manager, on the other hand, said it was his client's reckless spending habits that caused the situation. Regardless of whose fault it was, the IRS and the state of Nevada foreclosed on Cage’s multimillion-dollar Las Vegas home in November 2009.
Sophia Loren
The Man of La Mancha star was not living la dolce vita in 1982, when she served 18 days of a 30-day sentence in an Italian prison for tax evasion. The charges were over a $7,000 discrepancy on her 1970 tax return. Loren filed a petition for pardon, saying her accountants had made an error, but the actress and her husband, producer Carlo Ponti, had been under investigation for tax and currency violations before. In 1977, finance police actually nabbed Loren before she caught a flight to Paris and detained her for nine hours at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport.
Marc Anthony
In 2007, Marc Anthony, singer and husband of Jennifer Lopez, got some news that was not music to his ears: He had to pay $2.5 million in back taxes, interest and penalties for his failure to file returns for the years between 2000 and 2004, during which he earned $15.5 million. However, Anthony was not prosecuted because he thought his accountant had filed them (a person must show intent to cheat on his or her taxes in order to be prosecuted), and the charges were dropped after he paid the taxes in full
Richard Pryor
In 1974, actor and comedian Richard Pryor served 10 days in a Los Angeles county jail for tax evasion following a tax investigation. He claimed that in his defense, he told the judge: "You know, I forgot." The judge’s response? Telling Pryor he’d be sure to remember next time.
Spiro Agnew
Agnew was certainly no “pusillanimous pussyfooter,” but he was a crook. Just as he was elected to his second term as Nixon’s vice president in 1973, Agnew was charged with tax evasion and money laundering. He pleaded no contest, agreed to resign, received three years' probation and paid a $10,000 fine. His friend Frank Sinatra reportedly proved his loyalty by loaning him money to help pay his legal fees and back taxes.
Willie Nelson
“If you’ve got the money, honey, I’ve got the time” became Nelson’s theme song in 1990, when the IRS charged him for $16.7 million in back taxes. To help him pay it off, the IRS auctioned off his assets––luckily for Nelson, many of them were bought by fans and given back to him. He also recorded an album called The IRS Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Memories? to help pay back the IRS. Nelson later made fun of his tax troubles in ads for H&R Block.
Ruben Studdard
He may be an American Idol, but he sure isn’t a financial role model. In February 2009, the IRS filed property liens against Studdard for unpaid taxes, the fourth time either the IRS or the state of Alabama filed liens against the singer. In total, he owes almost $200,000. Most of that is from 2003, the year in which Studdard scored a $1 million record deal thanks to his win on the reality show.
Walter Anderson
He may not have the celebrity status of the other tax offenders, but Walter Anderson is responsible for the largest case of personal tax evasion in the history of the United States. This former telecommunications executive hid his earnings in a web of aliases and offshore bank accounts. In 2006, Anderson admitted to hiding $365 million worth of income in the 1990s. He was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined nearly $400 million in back taxes, penalties and fees.
Facts about Tax Evasion
At £30 billion per year, fraud in the UK is more than twice as high as thought, with tax evasion costing the public purse over £15 billion per year and benefit fraud just over £1 billion.
Based predominantly on 2008 data, the National Fraud Authority’s first ever Annual Fraud Indicator found fraud against the public sector accounts for 58% of the total fraud in the UK per year.
Tax evasion is around 3% of total tax liabilities, while benefit fraud accounts for 0.8% of total benefit expenditure.
In the private sector, the report shows the financial services industry recorded the highest loss to fraudsters, estimated to be £3.8 billion, with £1 billion in mortgage fraud and over £2 billion lost in insurance fraud.
The consumer goods and manufacturing industry are estimated to have lost £1.3 billion and £1 billion respectively.
Credit and debit card fraud is estimated to be 0.1% of all transactions.
Fraud - such as share sale fraud and lottery and loan scams - cost consumers around £3.5 billion per year, the report's author said.
Attorney General Baroness Scotland, who superintends the NFA, said: 'The NFA Annual Fraud Indicator is a milestone in tackling fraud. It means we now have a much more accurate fraud picture which is crucial so we can better target fraudsters.'
But she said more organisations need to measure and report the money they lose to fraud.
The government and the NFA have already promised to take a hard line on fraud and the government sett up a task force which hopes to reduce the impact of fraud on the public purse.
The NFA recently launched Action Fraud, the UK's first national fraud reporting centre, where victims of fraud can both report fraud and seek guidance and advice.
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Based predominantly on 2008 data, the National Fraud Authority’s first ever Annual Fraud Indicator found fraud against the public sector accounts for 58% of the total fraud in the UK per year.
Tax evasion is around 3% of total tax liabilities, while benefit fraud accounts for 0.8% of total benefit expenditure.
In the private sector, the report shows the financial services industry recorded the highest loss to fraudsters, estimated to be £3.8 billion, with £1 billion in mortgage fraud and over £2 billion lost in insurance fraud.
The consumer goods and manufacturing industry are estimated to have lost £1.3 billion and £1 billion respectively.
Credit and debit card fraud is estimated to be 0.1% of all transactions.
Fraud - such as share sale fraud and lottery and loan scams - cost consumers around £3.5 billion per year, the report's author said.
Attorney General Baroness Scotland, who superintends the NFA, said: 'The NFA Annual Fraud Indicator is a milestone in tackling fraud. It means we now have a much more accurate fraud picture which is crucial so we can better target fraudsters.'
But she said more organisations need to measure and report the money they lose to fraud.
The government and the NFA have already promised to take a hard line on fraud and the government sett up a task force which hopes to reduce the impact of fraud on the public purse.
The NFA recently launched Action Fraud, the UK's first national fraud reporting centre, where victims of fraud can both report fraud and seek guidance and advice.
http://citywire.co.uk/money/tax-evasion-costs-treasury-15-times-more-than-benefit-fraud/a378274
Cost of the Rednapp Trial
Redknapp tax trials cost £1.3m so far, HMRC says
Mr Redknapp is now the favourite to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager
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The trials into alleged tax dodging - one of which involved football manager Harry Redknapp - have cost under £1.3m so far, HM Revenue & Customs says.
HMRC told the BBC that rumours it had spent £8m on the case were "nonsense".
It said the costs of investigations into Mr Redknapp, Milan Mandaric and Peter Storrie cost less than £300,000 while Crown Prosecution Service costs were almost £1m.
All three have been cleared of tax evasion at two trials.
"The fact is it has cost us less than £300,000 and whilst we would rather have won the case, the important thing was to get the facts in front of a jury - and that has happened," said a spokesman for the tax authorities.
"There's been a lot of nonsense talked about the cost of this investigation to HMRC."
On Wednesday, Tottenham Hotspur manager Mr Redknapp and former Portsmouth Football Club chairman Milan Mandaric were cleared of two charges of cheating the public revenue over £189,000 of payments.
And it was revealed that Mr Mandaric and Mr Storrie, Portsmouth's former chief executive, were cleared of tax evasion charges at a separate trial last October.
Further costs
The cost of the trial to the public purse will have been far higher than just the cost of HMRC's investigation because of the costs of bringing the cases to court.
Harry Redknapp: "This was a case that should never have come to court"
The CPS bears its own court costs.
At the end of 2011, these stood at £944,782 for the employment of external barristers to argue its case during two trials related to accusations of tax dodging by senior executives at Portsmouth.
Further costs were incurred in the immediate run-up to the trial and during the trial itself but the CPS said it had not yet received the final invoices from the barristers, Mr John Black QC and his junior counsel.
Since the second trial - of Mr Redknapp and Mr Mandaric - only occurred this year, there are more bills due.
The CPS said it would be up to the trial judge to decide if central funds should paid for any of the legal costs of the successful defendants, but they would have to apply first.
Mr Redknapp is being widely touted as the likely successor to Fabio Capello, who resigned as the England football manager on Wednesday, coincidentally just a few hours after Mr Redknapp was cleared at his trial.
Mr Mandaric is the current chairman of Sheffield Wednesday football club.
The charges related to their time early last decade when Mr Mandaric was the owner of Portsmouth and Mr Redknapp was the team manager.
Mr Redknapp is now the favourite to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager
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The trials into alleged tax dodging - one of which involved football manager Harry Redknapp - have cost under £1.3m so far, HM Revenue & Customs says.
HMRC told the BBC that rumours it had spent £8m on the case were "nonsense".
It said the costs of investigations into Mr Redknapp, Milan Mandaric and Peter Storrie cost less than £300,000 while Crown Prosecution Service costs were almost £1m.
All three have been cleared of tax evasion at two trials.
"The fact is it has cost us less than £300,000 and whilst we would rather have won the case, the important thing was to get the facts in front of a jury - and that has happened," said a spokesman for the tax authorities.
"There's been a lot of nonsense talked about the cost of this investigation to HMRC."
On Wednesday, Tottenham Hotspur manager Mr Redknapp and former Portsmouth Football Club chairman Milan Mandaric were cleared of two charges of cheating the public revenue over £189,000 of payments.
And it was revealed that Mr Mandaric and Mr Storrie, Portsmouth's former chief executive, were cleared of tax evasion charges at a separate trial last October.
Further costs
The cost of the trial to the public purse will have been far higher than just the cost of HMRC's investigation because of the costs of bringing the cases to court.
Harry Redknapp: "This was a case that should never have come to court"
The CPS bears its own court costs.
At the end of 2011, these stood at £944,782 for the employment of external barristers to argue its case during two trials related to accusations of tax dodging by senior executives at Portsmouth.
Further costs were incurred in the immediate run-up to the trial and during the trial itself but the CPS said it had not yet received the final invoices from the barristers, Mr John Black QC and his junior counsel.
Since the second trial - of Mr Redknapp and Mr Mandaric - only occurred this year, there are more bills due.
The CPS said it would be up to the trial judge to decide if central funds should paid for any of the legal costs of the successful defendants, but they would have to apply first.
Mr Redknapp is being widely touted as the likely successor to Fabio Capello, who resigned as the England football manager on Wednesday, coincidentally just a few hours after Mr Redknapp was cleared at his trial.
Mr Mandaric is the current chairman of Sheffield Wednesday football club.
The charges related to their time early last decade when Mr Mandaric was the owner of Portsmouth and Mr Redknapp was the team manager.
Tax Evasion Meaning
Tax fraud is a crime and everyone loses out because of it. It means there is less to spend on the National Health Service, schools, pensions and many other important services. The government is committed to tackling tax fraud, and much of this work relies on information gathered from members of the public.
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Harry Redknapp said his "nightmare" was over after being cleared of tax evasion.
The Tottenham boss had denied accepting secret untaxed bonus payments from former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric, while he was club manager.
Mr Mandaric was also cleared of two charges of cheating the public revenue over the £189,000 payments.
Mr Redknapp, who was close to tears, said the case "should never have come to court".
Speaking on the steps of Southwark Crown Court, he thanked his family, the fans at Tottenham and his legal team after coming through the five-year investigation, which is believed to have cost about £8m.
He said: "The Wigan game [on 31 January] was the most moving I've ever felt, for me personally to have them singing my name throughout the game while all this was going on, that will always be special to me.
Peter Crouch was sold by Portsmouth to Aston Villa in 2002
"It's been a nightmare, it's been five years, it's a case that should never have come to court.
"I'm looking forward to going home and getting on with my life."
Former England boss Graham Taylor said the verdict now opens the way for Redknapp to take charge of the national team in the future.
Sven-Goran Eriksson, another former England manager, said he thought Mr Redknapp would be a "very, very good choice" as Fabio Capello's successor.
Bookmakers have now stopped taking bets on Mr Redknapp becoming the next England boss.
Mr Redknapp and Mr Mandaric embraced in the dock as the verdicts were read after five hours of deliberations.
Mr Mandaric, who is currently chairman of Sheffield Wednesday, walked up to Det Insp Dave Manley to shake his hand and said: "Thank you".
'Egg on face'
Afterwards, Mr Mandaric said: "I have to try and pinch myself and wake up from the horrible dream.
"I always believed in the truth and also believed in the British justice system."
Following the verdicts, former Spurs chairman Lord Sugar told BBC Radio 5 Live: "If this was Harry Smith or Harry Brown, it would never have gone to court. This is an attempt by the authorities to make an example of a high profile personality which has backfired.
"It dates back a long time to when pressure was put on the authorities to do something about alleged, so-called wrongdoing in football.
"They were hoping to prove something and now they have egg on their face."
Storrie cleared
TV presenter Fred Dinenage, who was on the board at Portsmouth during Mr Mandaric's ownership of the club from 1998 to 2006, branded the trial "a waste of time and money".
Milan Mandaric says he never doubted British justice would prevail
It can also now be reported that Mr Mandaric and Peter Storrie, Portsmouth's former chief executive, were cleared of tax evasion charges at a separate trial last October.
They were both accused of evading tax over player Eyal Berkovics's termination fee.
Mr Storrie was also accused of dodging tax on a signing-on fee to midfielder Amdy Faye when he moved from Auxerre to Portsmouth.
Mr Storrie, who is now allowed to speak about his trial, told BBC News: "We said from day one that it [the case] was farcical.
"I am delighted we've been proved completely innocent and I can get my reputation back."
'Something special'
During Mr Redknapp's and Mr Mandaric's trial, jurors heard the Spurs boss received two payments totalling £189,000, into his "Rosie 47" account in Monaco - named after his pet dog.
The defence said the money was an investment made by Mr Mandaric while Mr Redknapp said he forgot about the account and had very little to do with it.
The prosecution claimed the first payment of £93,100 was a bonus for selling striker Crouch for £3.25m profit in 2002.
The court heard Mr Redknapp's cut of transfer profits was reduced from 10% to 5% when he moved from being Portsmouth's director of football to manager in March 2002 but Mr Redknapp told jurors he felt he was was "morally" due the full 10%.
Mr Mandaric said he "wanted to do something special for Harry" but he denied it was compensation for his Crouch bonus and said it was an investment for a "friend".
During the trial, Mr Redknapp admitted lying to News of the World reporter Rob Beasley about the alleged Crouch payment because he did not want negative stories ahead of a cup final.
'Nothing sinister'
Mr Redknapp said: "I have to tell police the truth, not Mr Beasley - he's a News of the World reporter."
It was claimed the second payment of £96,300 was a bonus for Portsmouth beating Manchester United.
But Mr Mandaric's barrister, Lord MacDonald, described the accusation as "really desperate stuff".
He said there was "nothing even slightly sinister" about the actions.
Chris Martin, from HM Revenue and Customs, said outside court: "Tax evasion is not a victim-less crime.
"We have no regrets about pursuing this case, it was vitally important the facts were put in front of a jury. We accept the verdicts."
A statement from Tottenham Hotspur said: "Everyone at the club is delighted for Harry and his family."
The Tottenham boss had denied accepting secret untaxed bonus payments from former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric, while he was club manager.
Mr Mandaric was also cleared of two charges of cheating the public revenue over the £189,000 payments.
Mr Redknapp, who was close to tears, said the case "should never have come to court".
Speaking on the steps of Southwark Crown Court, he thanked his family, the fans at Tottenham and his legal team after coming through the five-year investigation, which is believed to have cost about £8m.
He said: "The Wigan game [on 31 January] was the most moving I've ever felt, for me personally to have them singing my name throughout the game while all this was going on, that will always be special to me.
Peter Crouch was sold by Portsmouth to Aston Villa in 2002
"It's been a nightmare, it's been five years, it's a case that should never have come to court.
"I'm looking forward to going home and getting on with my life."
Former England boss Graham Taylor said the verdict now opens the way for Redknapp to take charge of the national team in the future.
Sven-Goran Eriksson, another former England manager, said he thought Mr Redknapp would be a "very, very good choice" as Fabio Capello's successor.
Bookmakers have now stopped taking bets on Mr Redknapp becoming the next England boss.
Mr Redknapp and Mr Mandaric embraced in the dock as the verdicts were read after five hours of deliberations.
Mr Mandaric, who is currently chairman of Sheffield Wednesday, walked up to Det Insp Dave Manley to shake his hand and said: "Thank you".
'Egg on face'
Afterwards, Mr Mandaric said: "I have to try and pinch myself and wake up from the horrible dream.
"I always believed in the truth and also believed in the British justice system."
Following the verdicts, former Spurs chairman Lord Sugar told BBC Radio 5 Live: "If this was Harry Smith or Harry Brown, it would never have gone to court. This is an attempt by the authorities to make an example of a high profile personality which has backfired.
"It dates back a long time to when pressure was put on the authorities to do something about alleged, so-called wrongdoing in football.
"They were hoping to prove something and now they have egg on their face."
Storrie cleared
TV presenter Fred Dinenage, who was on the board at Portsmouth during Mr Mandaric's ownership of the club from 1998 to 2006, branded the trial "a waste of time and money".
Milan Mandaric says he never doubted British justice would prevail
It can also now be reported that Mr Mandaric and Peter Storrie, Portsmouth's former chief executive, were cleared of tax evasion charges at a separate trial last October.
They were both accused of evading tax over player Eyal Berkovics's termination fee.
Mr Storrie was also accused of dodging tax on a signing-on fee to midfielder Amdy Faye when he moved from Auxerre to Portsmouth.
Mr Storrie, who is now allowed to speak about his trial, told BBC News: "We said from day one that it [the case] was farcical.
"I am delighted we've been proved completely innocent and I can get my reputation back."
'Something special'
During Mr Redknapp's and Mr Mandaric's trial, jurors heard the Spurs boss received two payments totalling £189,000, into his "Rosie 47" account in Monaco - named after his pet dog.
The defence said the money was an investment made by Mr Mandaric while Mr Redknapp said he forgot about the account and had very little to do with it.
The prosecution claimed the first payment of £93,100 was a bonus for selling striker Crouch for £3.25m profit in 2002.
The court heard Mr Redknapp's cut of transfer profits was reduced from 10% to 5% when he moved from being Portsmouth's director of football to manager in March 2002 but Mr Redknapp told jurors he felt he was was "morally" due the full 10%.
Mr Mandaric said he "wanted to do something special for Harry" but he denied it was compensation for his Crouch bonus and said it was an investment for a "friend".
During the trial, Mr Redknapp admitted lying to News of the World reporter Rob Beasley about the alleged Crouch payment because he did not want negative stories ahead of a cup final.
'Nothing sinister'
Mr Redknapp said: "I have to tell police the truth, not Mr Beasley - he's a News of the World reporter."
It was claimed the second payment of £96,300 was a bonus for Portsmouth beating Manchester United.
But Mr Mandaric's barrister, Lord MacDonald, described the accusation as "really desperate stuff".
He said there was "nothing even slightly sinister" about the actions.
Chris Martin, from HM Revenue and Customs, said outside court: "Tax evasion is not a victim-less crime.
"We have no regrets about pursuing this case, it was vitally important the facts were put in front of a jury. We accept the verdicts."
A statement from Tottenham Hotspur said: "Everyone at the club is delighted for Harry and his family."
Harry Rednapp timeline
Mar 27: Peter Crouch, signed by Redknapp nine months earlier for £1.25m, joins Aston Villa for £4.5m, a profit of £3.25m, worth £115,473 at five per cent or £230,946 at 10 per cent.
April 22: Redknapp is paid a bonus through Portsmouth’s payroll of £115,473. Tax and National Insurance are deducted at source via the PAYE system.
April 26: Redknapp flies to Monaco to open Rosie 47 bank account.
May 27 – Redknapp and Miland Mandaric sign backdates contract to include the five per cent clause dated to March 19.
May 28 – Mandaric pays 145,000 US dollars into Rosie 47 account. Sum is credited on June 4.
2003
Jan 4: Harry Redknapp faxed David Cusdin, Monaco HSBC bank manager, requesting 100,000 US dollar transfer to Mandaric's US account with First Star.
Feb: Details of a £300,000 bonus received by Redknapp from West Ham United upon the sale of Rio Ferdinand appear in newspaper reports.
2004
Jan 15: HMRC tax authorities write to Redknapp and his accountants to announce a civil investigation into Redknapp’s payment for Ferdinand transfer.
Apr 29: Rosie 47 account receives a payment of $150,000 from the Milan Mandaric Revokable Trust.
2006
Oct 19: Tax authorities close probe into Redknapp’s tax affairs by signing certificate of full disclosure.
Nov 6: Redknapp reveals details of the Rosie 47 account as he is quizzed by the Quest investigation into Premier League bungs.
Nov 20: Accountant Nigel Layton, of Quest, writes to Redknapp requesting voluntary disclosure of all offshore and onshore accounts between 2004 and 2006.
Nov 24: Mandaric signs letter to Mr Layton surrounding £100,000 investment in Monaco account.
Nov 27: Portsmouth Chief Executive Peter Storrie faxes Redknapp's solicitors the letter Mandaric sent to Quest.
2007
Nov 27: Mandaric and Redknapp arrested by City of London Police.
2008
Jan 11: Redknapp gives written instruction for the Rosie 47 account closure and for funds to be transferred to his London HSBC account.
Jan 31: Malcolm Webber, Redknapp's accountant, writes to HMRC declaring untaxed interest on Monaco account. He attaches £4,415 cheque from Redknapp.
Feb 11: Rosie 47 account closed. 207,000 US dollars credited to Redknapp's UK HSBC account.
Oct 15: Redknapp's accountants write to HMRC "indicating possibility" that tax was not accounted for in respect of two payments – 145,000 US dollars in June 2002 and 150,000 US dollars in May 2004.
2009
Feb 26: News of the World reporter Rob Beasley calls Mandaric on phone after receiving a tip off about the police investigation.
Feb 28: Mr Beasley calls Redknapp on the eve of his new club, Tottenham Hotspur taking on Manchester United in the League Cup final.
May 6: City of London police obtain production order to take tape recordings and notes made by Mr Beasley.
June: Redknapp and Mandaric both interviewed by police.
July 13: Mandaric's solicitor emails Redknapp's lawyer to ask for repayment of 145,000 US dollars.
Oct 4: News of the World publishes revelations about the investigation.
Oct 5: Police interview Redknapp again.
2010
Jan: Redknapp and Mandaric are charged with tax evasion.
2012
Jan 23: The pair go on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of two counts of cheating the public revenue.
Feb 08: Redknapp and Mandaric cleared of tax evasion charges.
April 22: Redknapp is paid a bonus through Portsmouth’s payroll of £115,473. Tax and National Insurance are deducted at source via the PAYE system.
April 26: Redknapp flies to Monaco to open Rosie 47 bank account.
May 27 – Redknapp and Miland Mandaric sign backdates contract to include the five per cent clause dated to March 19.
May 28 – Mandaric pays 145,000 US dollars into Rosie 47 account. Sum is credited on June 4.
2003
Jan 4: Harry Redknapp faxed David Cusdin, Monaco HSBC bank manager, requesting 100,000 US dollar transfer to Mandaric's US account with First Star.
Feb: Details of a £300,000 bonus received by Redknapp from West Ham United upon the sale of Rio Ferdinand appear in newspaper reports.
2004
Jan 15: HMRC tax authorities write to Redknapp and his accountants to announce a civil investigation into Redknapp’s payment for Ferdinand transfer.
Apr 29: Rosie 47 account receives a payment of $150,000 from the Milan Mandaric Revokable Trust.
2006
Oct 19: Tax authorities close probe into Redknapp’s tax affairs by signing certificate of full disclosure.
Nov 6: Redknapp reveals details of the Rosie 47 account as he is quizzed by the Quest investigation into Premier League bungs.
Nov 20: Accountant Nigel Layton, of Quest, writes to Redknapp requesting voluntary disclosure of all offshore and onshore accounts between 2004 and 2006.
Nov 24: Mandaric signs letter to Mr Layton surrounding £100,000 investment in Monaco account.
Nov 27: Portsmouth Chief Executive Peter Storrie faxes Redknapp's solicitors the letter Mandaric sent to Quest.
2007
Nov 27: Mandaric and Redknapp arrested by City of London Police.
2008
Jan 11: Redknapp gives written instruction for the Rosie 47 account closure and for funds to be transferred to his London HSBC account.
Jan 31: Malcolm Webber, Redknapp's accountant, writes to HMRC declaring untaxed interest on Monaco account. He attaches £4,415 cheque from Redknapp.
Feb 11: Rosie 47 account closed. 207,000 US dollars credited to Redknapp's UK HSBC account.
Oct 15: Redknapp's accountants write to HMRC "indicating possibility" that tax was not accounted for in respect of two payments – 145,000 US dollars in June 2002 and 150,000 US dollars in May 2004.
2009
Feb 26: News of the World reporter Rob Beasley calls Mandaric on phone after receiving a tip off about the police investigation.
Feb 28: Mr Beasley calls Redknapp on the eve of his new club, Tottenham Hotspur taking on Manchester United in the League Cup final.
May 6: City of London police obtain production order to take tape recordings and notes made by Mr Beasley.
June: Redknapp and Mandaric both interviewed by police.
July 13: Mandaric's solicitor emails Redknapp's lawyer to ask for repayment of 145,000 US dollars.
Oct 4: News of the World publishes revelations about the investigation.
Oct 5: Police interview Redknapp again.
2010
Jan: Redknapp and Mandaric are charged with tax evasion.
2012
Jan 23: The pair go on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of two counts of cheating the public revenue.
Feb 08: Redknapp and Mandaric cleared of tax evasion charges.
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Saturday 11 February 2012
Grids YCN
Grids I have been looking at, This is from a publication from YCN. For the contents I want to use the grids need to flexible but consistent to keep the branding of the magazine together.
Master Pages
Master pages to set the rules. I want to create these early as it will give me more time to experiment with the delivery of the information graphics.
Front Cover Ideas
Title called more chance referring to the phrase more chance than... This reflects the facts and figures inside covering the chances of things happening within the news article.
Another Idea was to called it Fancy That? A more humorous title and thats the reason I haven't developed it further. Fancy that? is a phrase used by older people when discussing the latest gossip.
The subjects of contents are split into 5 sections:
World news
UK news
Culture
Business
Sport
Each article will have 2 double page spreads each, that have been most talked about within the week.
Three designers for publications
From the list of designers who have given talks for the circle the research for info and images were hard to find for most of the speakers, this is because they work for companies with a large team and I would not want to credit them for the work if they didn't work on it. The three designers / agencies are:-Anthony Burrill
-Madethought
-Magpie Studios
As for the information was limited the contents of the publications will be image based of their work but use a concept for layout and consistency.
Express yourself nwa
Words express yourself, used in brief, and has to relate to a young urban target market so one idea is to use the song by NWA express yourself.
Research for Grids & Typefaces
Some books and references from books Iv'e been reading into mainly based around grids & Typefaces I have found that I like.
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