As the Guardian has reported: Andy Haldane, the former Bank of England chief economist appointed on Sunday as the head of the government’s levelling up
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It’s tax cut and big bonus time for the City of London
As the FT has noted this morning: John Glen, City minister, has vowed that Britain’s financial services sector will enjoy “competitive tax rates” as he
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The gas price crisis is the surest indication that Thatcherism has failed
As an FT newsletter notes this morning: The UK’s largest energy suppliers are requesting a multibillion-pound emergency support package from the government to help them
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Debt is not as much of a problem as the growing inequality that increasing debt represents
Gillian Tett has noted in the FT this morning that: The Institute of International Finance calculates that total global debt hit a record $296tn at the
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Can Scotland afford to be independent? The answer, of course, is yes
The London based Institute for Government has opined on Scotland’s currency options in the event of independence. The result is, unfortunately, very London-centric. To give
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The economy we had has gone: the systems that underpinned it are no longer sustainable
As I suggested I would be, I have been reflecting this week. Some has been personal reflection. Empty nesting without even having a dog around
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The World Bank has confessed its failings. It doesn’t need to be scrapped for doing so
The World Bank issued this statement yesterday: The report from the lawyers who undertook the investigation for the World Bank to which that statement refers
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Sunak’s planning a fiscal rule, and they always end in tears
As the FT notes this morning, Rishi Sunak is planning a new fiscal rule. It will commit him to stop borrowing to fund day-to-day spending within
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HMRC’s tax gap measure suggests that its claims to be making the tax system easier to use are not justified
As I noted earlier today HMRC published their tax gap data for 2020 this morning. I have been distracted all day by other demands, but
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