There’s a chap called Tim Worstall who writes a blog and who seems pretty fixated on what I write. The difficulty for Tim Worstall (who,
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Raising VAT is not the answer to the corporation tax problem
I admit that there are moments when I quietly despair of the harm that is likely to result from so called tax reforms. This morning
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Tesco’s tax: we’ve got a right to talk about it
The Guardian has admitted that it libelled Tescos in its articles (no longer available on the web) published in February in which it alleged that
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The need for progressive taxation reform
Michael Meacher gave a significant and courageous speech in the House of Commons last night, for which I was pleased to offer him some research
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The Tax Gap: £1,500 a year for every household
The TUC issued this press release today: HMRC say tax avoidance could be costing every household more than £1,500 a year In a document published
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96% think the TUC report on tax should have been on television
One of the most unexpected spin offs from my work for the TUC has been its use in a study of reactions to the report
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Brendan Barber on the Tax Gap
Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary has written about the Tax Gap on his Guardian blog. As he notes: While many worry about the growth of
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Time to reform Charity Tax relief
The TUC report ‘The Missing Billions: The UK Tax Gap’, published this morning has a number of recommendations in it for both stopping abuse and
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The Missing Billions: Press coverage
The TUC’s report ‘The Missing Billions: The UK Tax Gap’ has already got good press coverage. The FT has given it prominent coverage and appropriately
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