As the FT has noted this morning: Fears of a massive non-dom exodus from the UK have been allayed by initial tax data, which suggests
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Who shapes the news?
The Overton Window decides what can – and cannot – be said in politics. But who builds this “window of acceptability”? In this video, I
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Shock! Horror! Wealthy might have to pay tax!
I was amused by this opening to a report in the FT this morning: Wealth managers say their clients are increasingly worried the Treasury could
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The VAT loophole for the wealthy
Rachel Reeves is said to face a £40–50 billion budget shortfall. One fair, simple solution? VAT on financial services. Right now, banks, wealth managers, pension
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Trump’s fixing the data
On Monday, the FT reported that: Donald Trump has picked a loyalist from the rightwing Heritage Foundation to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after
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Getting the taxation of wealth right
There is a lot of noise about Labour’s tax plans right now. There is also a lot of noise about wealth taxes. However, as the
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What is the difference between truth-telling and lying?
RobertJ, who is a regular commentator on this site, included these questions in the conclusion to a comment he posted today: At a philosophical level,
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The Online Safety Act
As many readers will know, the Online Safety Act is now in operation in the UK. I have checked with Ofcom to see if this
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Could 2008 happen again? Part 2
No sooner had I finished my post on why the 2008 global financial crisis could happen all over again than I noticed this in the
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