Along with other members of the Progressive Economy Forum I had a letter in the FT yesterday in which we criticised the microeconomic way in
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The case for capital gains tax reform: a submission to the Office for Tax Simplification
As was widely noted a few weeks ago, the Office for Tax Simplification is undertaking a review of capital gains tax, and appears to be
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Is the Financial Reporting Council doing enough to make sure audits are actually done?
The Financial Reporting Council has issued its Annual Enforcement Review for 2020 this morning. It includes this statement, on page 42: We continue to encounter
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The government is failing to plan for the unemployment coming our way. It’s like March, all over again
The FT notes this morning that: Close to 6m small businesses employ more than 16m people in the UK, generating £2.2tn in turnover last year
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The MMT podcast: the latest edition out now
I had a lot of fun recording this podcast a couple of weeks ago: Out today! MMT Podcast ep 61 The Treasury is Choosing Death@PatriciaNPino
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The Office for Budget Responsibility should start doing macroeconomics
As a Council Member of the Progressive Economy Forum I was involved In drafting this letter to the FT, published this morning, the content of
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What would Scotland owe for becoming independent? A video explanation
The question of how much debt Scotland might owe the rest of the U.K. if it were to become independent has been a recurring theme on
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The Tories think debt is the number one economic issue in the UK when in reality it should hardly feature on any list of concerns
I think it’s safe to say that Katy Balls of the Spectator has a fair take on the Conservative mindset. She wrote this in an
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Spooked is not enough when you’re Prime Minister. Ideas and actions are meant to follow, and they are not.
I’ve always been a bit of a pessimist when it’s come to the Coronavirus crisis. That I admit. I thought it serious long before the
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