I have just received and share this communication: Eight anti-cuts protesters arrested in Fortnum and Mason last year were today found not guilty in the
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What about a 72% tax rate Mr Osborne? That’s 24% higher than you think optimal
George Osborne claimed to cut the top rate of tax in the budget. But he didn’t. He made a new one. He announced that for
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The March Taxcast from the Tax Justice Network
In March’s Taxcast: Apple i-tax dodging, reclaiming Arab Spring country assets, the rich country club of the OECD and the ABCs of setting up letterbox
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In praise of Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee is willing to stick her neck out. That’s why I admire her. I admire her motives. And courage. And of course she gets
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Mr Murphy is the ultimate political compass (or so it’s been said)
From Alex Singelton in the Mail: What a fantastic Budget. Richard Murphy, the pro-tax darling of the trade unions, is enraged by it. Indeed, I
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The Moral Maze – tax avoidance
I’ve just listened to yesterday’s Moral Maze on BBC Radio 4 – on which I was a witness – again. Since it is broadcast live it’s hard to get
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Budget 2012: the left must capitalise on Osborne’s political car crash
Over at Comment is Free now, a new article by me under the above title. The key argument is: Tax has been the elephant politicians have walked
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IFS and the 50p tax rate – expressing massive doubt about the Treasury estimates
The IFS have published their budget commentary. I’ve looked at the 50p tax rate commentary. It says: – No administrative data on how much actually paid until
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Comments – heading for the spam box
Yesterday was the second biggest day for traffic in the history of this blog. Thanks. A few spent much of the day submitting many comments to the
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