Many readers will have heard of the felling of the sycamore at Sycamore Gap on Hadrian’s Wall this week. I walked by it earlier this
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Capital gains tax on homes: the next steps
I always thought that yesterday’s suggestion that capital gains tax be charged on people’s main residences would, first of all, be the most controversial suggestion
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The blog: a few questions
A number of people commented, with consideration and concern, because I felt unable to post here on Wednesday this week, almost certainly because I had
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How many wedges can Sunak create before he has to call an election?
As the Guardian notes this morning: Rishi Sunak is to prioritise the interests of millions of car owners with a series of measures that will
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The UK needs to undertake tax spillover assessments if tax abuse is to be beaten
I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this latest note, I
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The Bank of England has announced it can create money for the benefit of its mates but not for the benefit of the rest of us
The FT reported yesterday evening that: The Bank of England is set to create a permanent lending facility for non-bank financial institutions such as insurers
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Charging capital gains tax on the final disposal of a person’s main residence might raise £10 billion of tax a year
I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this latest note, I
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Heathrow does not need a new runway. Only a naive belief in growth suggests that it does.
The FT has an article this morning which asks: I have not read the piece in full. I did not need to do so to
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GB News
GB News continues to be a disgrace. I have been quite regularly invited to appear on this channel since it began. On every single occasion
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