I received the following, somewhat amusing email from my local MP, the far-right Tory Liz Truss, today. I reproduce it as I got it: Good
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The madness of road privatisation
The UK government now has just about the lowest rate of interest on its borrowing that it has ever enjoyed – in least in the
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Is the 50p tax rate the best managed budget diversion of all time?
More ink has beene expended on the 50p tax rate in advance of this budget than anything else. Now suppose Osborne really is playing a
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50p tax – a promise to deliver?
I explored three options the Tories might use on the 50p tax rate yesterday. Then it was whispered to me that there is another –
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The 50p tax rate – weighing up the options
The Lib Dems are obviously very sure that the 50p tax rate is going in the budget. I have already explained the substantial cost that will be suffered
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The Channel Islands lose another tax case – their VAT abuse has been outlawed for good
As the Telegraph reports: The Channel Islands have lost their judicial review against the end of Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR). The hearing lasted three
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Could the Treasury be falsifying the data on the 50p tax rate? It certainly looks possible
I have been musing on how and why H M Revenue & Customs might suggest that the 50p tax rate does not work and has only raised a
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Serco, Virgin and the privatisation of children’s services: the progress of the Cowardly State
Today we’ve learned that a private company – either Serco or Virgin – is likely to take over the supply of children’s services in Devon. This is a situation I foresaw,
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The #NHS: the end is almost nigh, with Virgin and Serco administering the last rites
The Guardian’s reported: Core children’s health services in Devon may be about to be privatised in a move that critics have warned is a foretaste of the breaking
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