I swapped African sunshine for grey English skies.

I’m Michael. By day I’m a finance manager, making sure the numbers reconcile. Outside office hours I learn new skills; some practical, others less immediately applicable.

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Writing

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Python for Finance

An introduction and seventeen parts, from installing Python to writing real scripts, with finance examples throughout.

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Modern Financial Controller

Ten posts on the controller role, drawing mostly on David Parmenter's work.

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Projects

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  • MarketsBig investors buy Eurozone bonds after France sell-off, saying crisis fears overdone
  • UKBurnham to hold security talks in Berlin as Russian hybrid threats top agenda
  • WorldIsrael's deadline to close UK consulate in East Jerusalem expires

Written each morning by Claude from 10 news feeds. Read the brief, all briefs, how it's built.