The ICAEW published its accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023, yesterday. As readers of this blog might recall, I have taken that Institute,
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Why does the average higher rate tax payer get more subsidy for their pension savings each year than anyone on Universal Credit is paid?
I published this video on TikTok this morning. As I noted on Twitter: Why does the average higher rate tax payer get more subsidy for
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Financial education of young people is failing. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has the funds available to address this issue, but is refusing to do so.
As the FT reports this morning: Last summer I asked the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to invest in financial education for
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The Israeli / Iranian war is between two governments undeserving of support. Unless we support a higher good, why are we intervening?
Since I have commented quite extensively on the Israeli action in Gaza I think I should do so on the Iranian / Israeli conflict. There
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Just wait: politicians will be shaking the magic money tree very soon
The situation in the Middle East looks to be very volatile. Israel’s attack on an Iranian embassy has given rise to an almost inevitable counter
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Poor, petrified, non-doms are terrified that they might have to pay some tax
The Guardian is reporting this morning that: “People are jumping on planes right now and leaving,” said Nimesh Shah, the chief executive of Blick Rothenberg,
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Ben Bernanke’s review of the Bank of England was doomed from the outset because he didn’t ask the right questions
There has been lots of comment in the media on the criticisms that former chair of the US Federal Reserve and economics Nobel prize winner,
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Starmer’s commitment to nuclear power is all about electioneering
The front page of the Mail today apparently looks like this: I am not too concerned about OJ Simpson, and I will let the Grand
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The Guardian agrees: Labour’s tax problems can’t be solved by a cosy coterie of old insiders
This comment was posted on the blog overnight by long term occasional commentator Jonathan: Interestingly, now the Guardian have discovered your Taxing Wealth Report it
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