2020 May 27

Mythbusters: there’s been no corporate tax cut in the UK

Posted on May 27 2020

The myth Dan Neidle is a corporate tax lawyer. I am told he tweeted this today (I can’t tell, because he’s blocked me): So the
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27

Gove for PM? Really?

Posted on May 27 2020

I keep hearing rumours that Gove is being lined up to be PM. After this? I missed this. Wow pic.twitter.com/gjIwgV1CfO — Nick Murphy (@nickmurftweets) May
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13

Â£28 billion of government support – and not a single commitment to secure better business for the common good as a result

Posted on May 27 2020

The government has just issued figures for the take up of its business loan schemes: To put this in context the average CBILS loan has
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5

Only government can fund the Green New Deal: the deficit obsession has to end

Posted on May 27 2020

I share this post from the Tax Justice Network blog with permission. There are small points where I would put this emphasis in a different
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3

Investment in sustainable energy is collapsing just when we most need a Green New Deal

Posted on May 27 2020

I thought I had found the most depressing news story of the day already, and then I found this, in The Guardian:The Guardian: Investment in
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7

Tourism may be the last thing the UK needs right now

Posted on May 27 2020

I offer this tweet with every caveat under the sun, starting with the fact that I do not know that the data is sourced correctly:
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6

Time to take the COP 26 talks away from the UK if we are unable to deliver them

Posted on May 27 2020

The Guardian has the most depressing news story of the day: Vital international climate talks due to be hosted by the UK are expected to
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An end to the polarisation of populism?

Posted on May 27 2020

I do, of course, know that this is the summary of just one opinion poll, and that it was published in the Daily Mail: Just
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