The Politics of Big 4 Businesses: Tom Stoppard’s Language Blazed With Urgency

The only force more ruthless and cynical than the business of big politics is the politics of big business

~ Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram 

 

Christmas 2025: Tax Practitioner Board December 2025: We welcome our new Secretary

We’re pleased to welcome Andrew Orme as TPB Secretary from mid-January 2026. Andrew joins us from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), and brings a wealth of experience, having spent 25 years working in the tax system. His career spans roles as a lawyer, policy analyst, and senior ATO leader, including Deputy Chief Tax Counsel. We also acknowledge and thank our outgoing Secretary, Michael O’Neill for his leadership and the significant reforms delivered during his tenure as Secretary.

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Tom Stoppard’s Language Blazed With Urgency

“He loved his words to the point of mania and yet fretted over their inadequacy, making the mere act of speech seem somehow both heroic and doomed. He caused words to explode like fireworks, dazzling us with their bright, multicolored patterns.” - The New York Times

In Turbulent Times, An ‘Uneasy Book’ Might Be The Perfect Thing

Tessa Hadley: "Storytelling was the most powerful magic I knew: it got expressed first in the games I played out with my friends. Written down though, words were puny for such a long time.” Then came Henry James. - The Guardian (UK)

Major Studios Turned Down ‘Stranger Things’

And it’s become, essentially, Netflix’s Star Wars, “that anchor series that drives customer acquisition and helps define the original programming.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)

From ChatGPT to strength training: Here’s how 100-year-olds are thriving NPR

The Super Weird, Remixed Way People Are Watching Old TV Shows

“People are sitting through one-to-two minute, out-of-order clips of TV shows and movies on social media, awkwardly cropped for the vertical format and often with terrible music blaring in the background.” Okaaaaaay. But the people who love them really love them. - Washington Post (MSN)

Actor Jason Schwartzman Loves The Library

“Everyone else is so calm, and everyone’s working or researching or something. It’s almost like a movie set, and I have to pretend I’m working, too. Everyone should have a library card. It’s like a bicycle but for your brain.” - The New York Times