My long-term critic, Tim Worstall, had a go at me on the Adam Smith Institute blog yesterday for comments I made that were published in
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Tackling tax abuse by the wealthy matters
I spend a lot of time criticising the management of HM Revenue & Customs, and for good reason, in my opinion. So, I should give
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Could the Tory leadership election march their party to electoral oblivion? I have to live in hope
Long ago I was told to stop reading what anyone said to see what their opinion was. Knowing the issue that they were meant to
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Government is not an economic black hole as Tories seem to think: it’s essential to our national well-being
I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: There is a real problem amongst the hopeful Tory party leaders. Not one of them seems to
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A couple of morning thoughts
They’ll Miss Me Soon Enough / Nobody Does It Better
The FTSE 100’s audits and climate change: a sorry tale of the Big 4 ducking the issue
Growing concerns about the impact of climate-change on business performance have increased demand for greater climate-related disclosures at large companies. The quality of those disclosures,
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The media round
I seem to have had a busy media weekend. Quotes on Nadhim Zahawi’s tax appeared in the Guardian and FT. Discussion on Apple’s tax affairs
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140,000
Having returned from a gentle walk, given the heat of the day, I just noticed this: That’s another Twitter milestone reached. That is 40,000 new
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