The question of ‘How are you going to pay for it?’ is now perennially used by journalists to challenge any proposal made by any politician
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EY, tax and reality are words that do not easily fit together
I was amused by a new report from Big 4 accountants EY on tax and the risk businesses face. Ignore for a fact that the
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The Office for Budget Responsibility does not do macroeconomics, as its Fiscal Sustainability Report painfully proves
I have been asked on Twitter whether I have read the new Office for Budget Responsibility report on the long-term fiscal sustainability of the UK,
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1945, manifestos, and a new Beveridge
A regular commentator on this blog, G Hewitt, noted yesterday that the Imperial War Museum notes on their website that: The Labour Party won the
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Labour don’t need 35 bills. They need Brexit and economic strategies
Labour is apparently having an awayday on Monday to draft 35 bills to form a Queen’s Speech in the event of there being a snap
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The shortest economic suicide note in history
The people of this country are at their limits. As I have already noted this week, despite supposed record numbers of people in work real and
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The government’s answer to Brexit chaos is that it will give up collecting taxes owing
The government has now suggested how it will respond to the suggestion that Dover will cease to function in the case of a No Deal
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How does the Bank of England probe KPMG when it does not publish accounts?
According to the FT: The Bank of England has probed the strength of KPMG’s business after a string of high-profile corporate scandals damaged the reputation
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The Department of Transport is not on track for Brexit
I am not sure a National Audit Office report on the Department of Transport is standard holiday reading. But in the light of my comments
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