The Taxing Wealth Report 2024 is all about tax reforms. However, to propose reforms without suggesting why it is economically appropriate to do so makes
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The Tories are changing the law on water companies so that even if they fail the shareholders do not take a hit
In December, I wrote here about the need for a change to the law on the insolvency of water companies. I suggested a change that
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What we’re missing is politicians who believe change for the better is possible
I admit that one of the difficulties of blogging regularly is working out what is worth talking about, and what just keeps the flow going.
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The UK’s leaders are united, but only in their indifference to what happens within it but outside England
As Politico reports in their daily morning email today: Following Northern Ireland’s biggest ever public sector strikes on Thursday, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris issued
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UK banks are rubbish: of course they are undervalued
The FT noted last night that: Jeremy Hunt has called in Britain’s largest banks to discuss why they remain so poorly valued compared with global
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How to manage the supply of public goods
As I noted yesterday, it is not just the Post Office that is failing badly at present; HM Revenue & Customs is as well. As
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It’s not just the Post Office that needs reform: HM Revenue & Customs does as well
I have posted this thread on Twitter this morning: There is justifiable outrage right now about the fact that the Post Office has been able
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Why are HMRC understating the number of Tax Commissioners by 14%?
An, as yet, unpublished part of the Taxing Wealth Report is on the governance of HM Revenue & Customs, which I have long felt to
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The Post Office makes clear that modern capitalism is all about reward without responsibility
For obvious reasons, I had a quick look at the accounts for the Post Office this morning. This is the latest balance sheet: Let me
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