What defines a modern state? It is the ability to make law, and the fulfilment of the duty to uphold it. What happens when that
Read the full article…
Usual service, and all that
A small personal note this morning. I am taking my younger son to university for the first time today. That’s both exciting and a little
Read the full article…
The UK Internal Market Bill is a threat to Scotland and Wales, as well as to Northern Ireland and our international relationships
Building on yesterday’s video, which looked at the impact of the UK Internal Market Bill on the UK’s external international relationships, this video looks at
Read the full article…
How low have we sunk?
There has been much that has been confusing in British politics of late. This tweet from the Conservatives last night can be used to
Read the full article…
Giving another tax break to big business is not the way to deal with the coming recession
The Telegraph has reported, in what is no doubt an article placed by the Treasury seeking to ‘fly a kite’ to gauge reaction to an
Read the full article…
The Tax Research videos
I began making videos with Mark Cooney of Spotted in Ely about three months ago, and this list of those we’ve made has grown pretty
Read the full article…
The price of a protocol: thoughts on the shredding of the UK’s international commitments
Recorded yesterday, before the UK Internal Markets Bill Got is second reading. But nothing has been changed because of that: The Northern Ireland Protocol is
Read the full article…
Deviation from the Tory Party line is no longer allowed
In another sign of the state we’re in: Deviance from the Party line is not allowed. A threat to the person follows for those who
Read the full article…
Johnson’s in trouble on law breaking: even his own side aren’t that convinced
Only Conservatives and Leavers think that it’s acceptable for the UK government to break international law to achieve Brexit, and even then, not convincingly. Johnson
Read the full article…

Buy me a coffee!
