2021 March 25

The tax gap is huge, and we would have a fairer tax system and collect more tax if we resourced HMRC properly to address this issue

Posted on March 25 2021

I was amused to note this on Fox Business news in the USA: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that if the IRS were funded
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Greed is a political choice. So too is the alternative.

Posted on March 25 2021

From 1945: Just saying, for the benefit of those who have forgotten.

The economic shocks of Covid are not over yet

Posted on March 25 2021

The FT has noted this morning that: Holders of UK government bonds are suffering the worst quarter in at least two decades as Britain’s economic
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Why do we need a new Â£50 note?

Posted on March 25 2021

The Bank of England has today issued a press release concerning the new £50 note. In it they say: Today, Governor Andrew Bailey unveils the
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The pandemic has not been consigned to history in the UK as yet

Posted on March 25 2021

I am aware that there are those who think I am a Covid pessimist. I would suggest that to describe me as a realist is
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The long hot summer of 2021

Posted on March 25 2021

I can’t promise that there will be a long hot summer in 2021. But what worries me is that the government has built up people’s
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