So Paxman’s retiring. I’ve only been interviewed by him once. But I can’t resist sharing it. Start at 5 minutes in.
In praise of Ha-Joon Chang
Thomas Piketty is the economist of the moment; no one can dispute it. But there are others whose star should be high in the firmament
Read the full article…
Tax and hypocrisy
I noted here yesterday that the Fair Tax Mark is looking to issue community shares to help fund what many have welcomed as a project
Read the full article…
More tax giveaways to big business
The FT has the following headline in an email this morning: The article itself says: The patent box applies a 10 per cent tax rate
Read the full article…
The EU elections and tax
The EU elections do not attract much tax interest. That’s a shame, because they should. Whilst it is true that the EU does not have
Read the full article…
Investing in Fair Tax
As many readers of this blog will know, I am a director of the Fair Tax Mark. There’s now an opportunity to invest in the
Read the full article…
The tax tail is now wagging the UK economic dog as Pfizer seeks to exploit Tax Haven UK
The financial press is full of stories about Pfizer this morning, and its planned takeover of Astrazeneca. A recurring theme is the tax dimension of
Read the full article…
The failure of democracy
George Monbiot has an article in the Guardian this morning in which he points out how the law on pheasant shooting is rigged to suit
Read the full article…
Why a cut in capital gains tax is the last thing we need
Its almost ironic, and perhaps inevitable, that at the time that the case for increased taxation of capital is being made so effectively by Thomas
Read the full article…