I shared this on social media last night: Why do we only talk about the costs of benefits for those least well off, and not
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The 2020s will be a failed decade – and we’re only half way through it
As the Resolution Foundation reported in a new report entitled the Living Standards Outlook 2025: “Taking into account the cost of living crisis, the typical
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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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Tax transparency: the course for everyone interested in tax
This video was published by the International Budget Partnership yesterday, announcing the forthcoming launch of its new series on tax transparency, which I largely host:
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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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Reeves gets it wrong again – this time on non-doms
As the Financial Times notes this morning: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is exploring reversing a decision to charge UK inheritance tax on the global assets of
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What Dan Neidle gets wrong about tax on wealth
Dan Neidle, who seems to think he is God’s gift to neoliberal tax policy because he was once the head of tax at the highest-earning
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Do tax havens still matter?
Tax havens – or secrecy jurisdictions – are an abomination on the global economic landscape that should have been consigned to history long ago. This
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