Sociocide and pleonexia are not just words. They describe what’s happening in plain sight: the destruction of society by those who refuse responsibility for the
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The sociocide of the wealthy
The frequent commentator on this blog who uses the name Schofield suggested this morning, in response to today’s video, that: Not being willing to pay
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We should ignore anti-inheritance tax lobbyists
I read a pile of complete nonsense about inheritance tax yesterday. It was included in an email sent to me by somebody called Nigel Green,
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The wealthy have not gone
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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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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Making the wealthy pay is essential to tax justice
The tax gap remains in the news this week. Today, the Public Accounts Committee has published a new report on the issue in which they
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Farage wants to stop the boats, unless, it seems, they’re megayachts
Farage says he’s for the people, but he’s part of the elite. Just like Trump, he promises to drain the swamp while swimming in it.
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Farage is planning to boost migration into the UK at cost to the poor
Reform has come up with one of the most stupid tax proposals I have ever heard of. As The Guardian summarises it: Reform UK are
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Why is HM Revenue & Customs letting tax cheats run circles around them?
HM Revenue & Customs published their latest tax gap estimates yesterday. These cover the tax year 2023/24. The summary data looks like this and presents
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