Most people still think tax havens are used for cheating income and corporation taxes, but the truth is that much of that is  easier using
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This comment was posted by regular commentator Andrew on the blog in response to my comment on freedom this morning. I thought it worth sharing
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The Health Secretary has Covid. The Prime Minister and Chancellor are meant to be in isolation as a result, but as usual have bent the
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This is why people have died from Covid in exceptional numbers in the UK, and why many more will do so, as yet: Trade used
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Tea, toast and marmalade. A warm Saturday morning in the garden. And time to reflect on a week. A week when people in England began
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As far as I know Sarah Murphy is not a relative of mine. I mention her because she is great on Twitter, and this is typical
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There is quite a lot of fuss in the economics pages of newspaper today about a new report on quantitative easing from the House of
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies reported yesterday that: Almost all [Universal Credit] claimants are benefiting from the temporary £20 per week uplift in UC, due
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The Bank of England has published its quarterly review of credit in the UK. This of course matters: credit is largely about bank loans. This
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