I thought it worth sharing this video from Prem Sikka, who is an old friend of mine, another Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University
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Why doesn’t the UK punish people who break company law?
Why doesn’t the UK government care about the fact that UK company law is not enforced? What is the point of having law that they
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The UK tax system is deeply regressive when gains are taken into account
Clive Parry posted this comment on the blog this morning: As you know, I support all your suggestions in the Taxing Wealth Report. However, I
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The problem with the UK is that we do not redistribute income – let alone wealth
This chart comes from the House of Commons Library. They, in turn, took it from the Office for National Statistics What it shows is four
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On taxes on wealth in the Express today
This is in the Express today: The rest is here. They suggest people should brace themselves for what I have to say, which is really
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There is no pot of gold for the UK to tap in tax havens
Once upon a time, tax havens hid billions from the view of the world’s tax authorities. Then they caused massive disruption. But now, their opacity
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How many countries will Trump bankrupt with his tariffs?
I have yet to see any comment in the media about one vital dimension to the new tariffs that Trump is imposing on many countries
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Are UK cars going to be subject to a 25% tariff in the USA?
Keir Starmer appears to have been celebrating today because USA has said that it will only charge a 10% tariff on exports from this country
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Tariffs are regressive taxation – so no wonder Trump likes them
Tariffs are regressive taxes. Regressive taxes are those where the tax rate decreases as the taxpayer’s income increases. In other words, people with lower incomes pay
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