2024 May

HMRC needs to be in every town and city in the country

Posted on May 14 2024

I have posted this video on YouTube this morning. In it, I argue that over the last ten years or so, our tax authority has
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Tory plans to deny access to foreign students wanting to study in the UK are already causing massive harm to UK universities and the economy of the country

Posted on May 14 2024

As the FT has reported this morning: The number of international students paying deposits to study at UK universities has “plummeted” after Rishi Sunak put
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Jacob Rees-Mogg is right: the Bank of England is a massive threat to our well-being

Posted on May 13 2024

The Guardian has reported this morning that: Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused the Bank of England of “miserable incompetence” over its failure to reduce inflation more
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Interest rates should be as low as possible

Posted on May 13 2024

I put out this video this morning suggesting that the Bank of England is trying to force up interest rates so that they can keep
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Labour and the Tories are both making the same false claim, which is that we can no longer afford government

Posted on May 13 2024

As is apparent from yesterday‘s posts, I took a relatively quiet day with regard to the blog because I wanted to think and reflect on
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Time by a river is rarely wasted

Posted on May 12 2024

It was a time for thinking, reading and reflecting by the Cam this morning: This bench provided somewhere to sit. The view down the river
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Limited liability companies cause moral hazard

Posted on May 12 2024

I posted this video on YouTube this morning: The link is here. The transcript is as follows: Limited liability companies are a threat to your
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