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Monday, July 3rd, 2006Funding the Future is written and managed by Richard Murphy on behalf of Tax Research LLP. Funding the Future, Tax Research UK and The Finance
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The government is going to lie about the accounting for the cost of the infected blood scandal
Tuesday, May 21st, 2024The government is expected to make an announcement today on how it will pay the compensation due to the victims of the infected blood scandal.
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The cost of compensating victims of the contaminated blood scandal needn't require cuts in government spending
Monday, May 20th, 2024I posted this very short thread to Twitter last night: This story is going to be everywhere in the news over the next couple of
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UK auditors are rubbish at their jobs
Friday, May 17th, 2024I posted this video to YouTube this morning. In it I argue that UK auditors are rubbish at their jobs. Major audit failures – on
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Tax havens are still a threat to our well-being
Thursday, May 16th, 2024I posted this video to YouTube this morning. In it, I argue that Tax havens are still a massive threat to the well-being of the
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We have found the limits of the digital world. There is still a need for human beings. HMRC should acknowledge the fact
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024The National Audit Office has issued a damning report on HM Revenue & Customs telephone support services, saying: Customers cumulatively spent 798 years on hold
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HMRC needs to be in every town and city in the country
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024I have posted this video on YouTube this morning. In it, I argue that over the last ten years or so, our tax authority has
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Wealth taxes won't work
Friday, May 10th, 2024I have posted this video on YouTube this morning: The transcript is as follows: Lots of people are calling for wealth taxation to be introduced,
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Why we have a national debt
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning: The transcript is as follows: We really need a national debt in the UK. If you listen
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