Just as well. The Financial Services and Markets Act makes provision for people who make claims to be authorised without first obtaining it. Indeed, on ?summary conviction?, it provides for ?imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both.?
A little extra
I wonder what it is about Tesco that seems to bring out the worst in Daily Express columnists. Antony Worrall Thompson, the chef who writes for the tabloid, has apologised for stealing groceries from the Henley-on-Thames branch on five occasions ?without rhyme or reason?. In 1994, Richard Madeley, his colleague on the paper, was charged with pushing trolleys of alcohol out of one of Tesco?s Manchester branches without paying. The presenter denied the charges, claiming he was simply absent-minded and was later cleared.
The winner is...
I must confess that it will be a relief to shift the mountain of entries to my Christmas quiz that has been growing at an alarming rate in the office in recent days. Many thanks to all of you who entered. Today, I can announce that the winner is Denise Cunningham of Ruislip, Middlesex. The answers are 1. c; 2. b; 3. a; 4. b; 5. c; 6. b; 7. b; 8. c; 9. a; 10. a; 11. a; 12. a; 13. a; 14. b; 15. b.
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