The government claimed to launch a plan to deliver 2 million green jobs by 2030 yesterday. It said: The UK government today (12 November 2020)
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The Resolution Foundation is promoting a disastrous economic agenda that they’re pleased to note has the approval of the UK’s far right think tanks
The Resolution Foundation issued a staggering report yesterday. Remember that think tank likes to portray itself as being left of centre. It did, however, make
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The only thing to celebrate about Cummings going is that, unlike Trump, he might at least quit
As the FT suggested thus morning: Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s chief adviser, dramatically announced his resignation on Thursday night, in what is expected to signal
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Brexit will make it a nightmare for British musicians to perform in Europe. So much for Brexit creating new freedoms: all it can do is destroy major parts of our economy
The Office for Tax Simplification has taken welcome steps in the right direction on capital gains tax – but there’s a long way to go to tax wealth properly
During the peak of the first coronavirus lockdown I wrote a great deal about tax reforms required after coronavirus. Much of that series focussed on
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Keep calm and crony on
Gilts – explained
The growth in inequality in a chart
The Office for Tax Simplification published a report on capital gains tax yesterday. It included this chart: There are three things to note. One is
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The government is failing us on the natural environment
The National Audit Office has reported this morning that: It is now nine years since government first set an ambition for this to be the
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