The FT has reported on Sajid Javid’s tax plans, noting this: “It wouldn’t be any surprise that I think taxes should be efficient. We want
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Tax course: how to tackle tax abuse: Copenhagen 11 – 13 September
For those who want to get their heads back into the real issues in tax after a summer break then I recommend this course: This
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Tax reform of the day: reduce the rate of national insurance for those on lower earnings
To continue my series on reforms a progressive government should introduce in the UK, this one should make complete sense. And for those who wonder
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How long would the government survive if there was a post No Deal crisis?
According to The Sunday Times: Britain faces shortages of fuel, food and medicine, a three-month meltdown at its ports, a hard border with Ireland and rising
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The crisis in global warming means we have to end the obsession with ‘energy markets’ and get on with zero net carbon instead
As The Observer notes this morning: Thousands of homes could lose their energy supplier in the coming months as a result of a financial shock
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The Remaining options
The Observer rates the odds on blocking Brexit as follows this morning: Corbyn-led temporary government Jeremy Corbyn has offered to lead a temporary government tasked
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Tax reform of the day: an investment income surcharge
To continue my series on how to address inequality by changing the UK tax system, this suggestion is, I think one that glaringly obviously needs
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The burden of financialisation: a case study of a Scottish police training centre
Much of what I am noting in this blog comes from a recent submission that John Christensen and Nick Shaxson of the Tax Justice Network have
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Tax reform of the day: cap pension tax relief contributions at 20%
To continue my series on tax reforms, which could go on for a very long time (and I am open to suggestions as to desired
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