2020 August 30

Real life Tories want tax increases

Posted on August 30 2020

In the light of this morning’s debate on tax increases I will quote this thread from my friend and Tax Justice UK colleague Robert Palmer
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The message from Downing Street this morning is ‘bring back austerity’

Posted on August 30 2020

I have already discussed the Treasury’s callous proposal to increase taxes on the wealthy without compensating tax cuts for those on lower incomes that features
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The big issue for the Sunday papers should not be that we might have some very small tax increases. The big issue is that these tax increases might increase unemployment even more. And the scandal is that this is not being said.

Posted on August 30 2020

Tax is dominating the front pages of the Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph this morning. As the latter says: Treasury officials are pushing for the largest
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Labour isn’t just failing Scotland with its denial on the likelihood of Scottish independence: it’s failing the rest of the UK as well

Posted on August 30 2020

I am an instinctive nationalist. I strongly suspect that my Irish roots have much to do with this. I have known where my instincts on
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