2020 January 07

Tax justice and the ‘loan charge’ – or why HMRC is failing, very badly

Posted on January 7 2020

I did a live discussion on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 today on what is called ‘the loan charge’. A background to
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Sajid Javid’s contempt for the required due process of government in Scotland

Posted on January 7 2020

I reproduce this from a press release issued by the Chartered Institute of Tax in Scotland this morning: Commenting on the tax implications for Scotland
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Sajid Javid is planning to set out to fail the country

Posted on January 7 2020

According to the FT Sajid Javid is announcing that today that the Budget will be on March 11. As they note, a focus will be
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Green bonds are go – but how do we know they are green?

Posted on January 7 2020

The FT has published this chart this morning:As the FT notes: Green bonds are red hot. Issuance smashed through analysts’ projections in 2019 and is
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Rebadged work

Posted on January 7 2020

Ian McCluskey describes himself like this on Twitter: I mention this because this morning he has posted this, with reference to Rebecca Long-Bailey making the
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Rebecca Long Bailey says it’s all about the Green New Deal. On that, at least, she’s right

Posted on January 7 2020

Rebecca Long-Bailey launched her campaign to be Labour leader with an article in Tribune, published overnight. It was better than her false start in the
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The Fair Tax Mark – moving on into 2020

Posted on January 7 2020

I am no longer a director of the Fair Tax Mark, but am still working with it on developing new areas of work, and remain
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