I find it slightly odd to make a personal statement on party politics, because I don’t do party politics, but for once I feel it
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How economics ruins economies: the Tax Justice Network podcast, March 2021
In the latest episode of the Tax Justice Network’s monthly podcast, the Taxcast: Much of the world is run on the basis of economic theories
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HMRC plans to provide a personalised service to offshore tax cheats to avoid having to name them as the criminals that they are
The FT has an article today in which they note that: Tax advisers said HM Revenue & Customs had made a “refreshing shift” away from
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Business is going to need all the help it can get to reopen
Deep down inside me there is the chartered accountant I have been for almost 40 years now. And as an accountant I know that the
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The tax gap is huge, and we would have a fairer tax system and collect more tax if we resourced HMRC properly to address this issue
I was amused to note this on Fox Business news in the USA: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that if the IRS were funded
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Greed is a political choice. So too is the alternative.
The economic shocks of Covid are not over yet
The FT has noted this morning that: Holders of UK government bonds are suffering the worst quarter in at least two decades as Britain’s economic
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Why do we need a new £50 note?
The Bank of England has today issued a press release concerning the new £50 note. In it they say: Today, Governor Andrew Bailey unveils the
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The pandemic has not been consigned to history in the UK as yet
I am aware that there are those who think I am a Covid pessimist. I would suggest that to describe me as a realist is
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