Large sums of money disappearing - not at all to do with SmallBlue's Neil Hugefund argues the chairman
"Did you know £83bn disappears from UK wallets every year?" I asked the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment group SmallBluePlanet as we enjoyed a pint or two of De Minimis Representation at The Condescending Reply. "I know what you're doing," the chairman replied. "And I warn you - I won't be biting." "No idea what you're talking about," I said. "I was merely referring to the interesting idea of 'mystery spending' - essentially when one spends money but has no idea where it went. According to the good, good people at Visa UK, as a nation we lose 83 billion English pounds a yea...
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