I have reviewed the last year, both from the perspective of this blog and from that of the political economy. But what of 2021? Knowing
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2020: what a year
I have already reviewed 2020 from the perspective of Tax Research UK, but the wider perspective is worthy of comment, if only as the groundwork
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2020: Tax Research’s year in retrospect
I always knew 2020 was going to be an interesting year. Like just about everyone else, I had no idea how challenging it was going
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It is with regret that Parliament will pass law today having no idea what it is, what it might do, and who is accountable for what
The House of Commons Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union this morning issued their report on the Bill that Parliament will undoubtedly
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The Brexit Bill lets ministers enact pretty much anything they like – and Labour’s not opposing it
The Bill to approve the Brexit deal has been published. Included is this wonderful clause, which basically says a Minister may enact anything they wish
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Is it asking too much to hope for a return to the common good?
My elder son and I were discussing politics over Christmas, as is our habit, and he accused me of being an idealist. That resonated with
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Objectively the Brexit agreement is an awful deal that we’re going to long regret
I posted this not long ago as a Twitter thread: The more I read it the more I am perplexed by the Brexit deal. It
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The UK does not need the abused that freeports generate – so why are they the supposed big bonus from Brexit?
I wrote this in July, but since Freeports are supposedly to be one of the big advantages of Brexit (even though they are possible within
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Accounting and the UK Exchequer
Helen Schofield, Twitter and Facebook all drew my attention to a new report from the Gower Initiative for Modern Monetary Studies this morning. As Helen
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