I’m on the Politics Show on BBC2 today at 12.50 discussing the 50p tax rate.
That 50% tax rate
I’ve looked at the letter in the Telegraph demanding abolition of the 50p tax rate for those earning more than £150,000 a year because that will, the 537 who
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Elvis, Liverpool FC and The Courageous State
The following blog was written on Howard Jackson’s Elvis blog. Now I admit I don’t know Howard, and I don’t usually read Elvis blogs, but I’ll
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The 50p tax rate – let’s shatter the myths behind the Telegraph’s letter
The Telegraph is going to publish a latter tonight calling for the abolition of the 50p tax rate. I’ve now heard about it from so
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David Gauke and the tax gap – a man with his head firmly in the sand
I was very amused to meet David Gauke in London today. He has long avoided such a meeting, but when we walked slap bang into
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No! No! No!
Accountancy Age has reported: THE NEW “assurance commissioner” who will oversee big tax disputes should be appointed from outside HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), tax experts
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Why is the Sun prioritising benefit fraud when the tax gap is 100 times bigger?
Left Foot Forward has blogged that it would have been great to report today that: The Sun has today launched its campaign against tax evasion,
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship available in political economy at Sheffield
I am posting this in case anyone is interested: The Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) is seeking to appoint two exceptional Post-Doctoral Research Fellows to help shape, develop
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Tackling the EU’s €1 trillion tax gap – my full report now available
My full report on why I think the EU has a €1 trillion tax gap, and how I suggest it should be tackled is now
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