The September 2013 Taxcast is available here for listeners. This month’s edition includes: The Netherlands is getting worried about its bad reputation (and not because of its
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I have not heard Ed Miliband's speech. For personal reasons I am on my way home from Brighton. I have read a lot of headlines.
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Attending any party conference always involves a little anticipation of who you might bump into. I admit Philip Ozouf, Jersey's finance minister was not high
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I spoke at the PCS fringe at the Labour Party conference in Brighton today. These are my speaking notes. The usual rules apply: start at
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I was delighted to read this in the Telegraph this morning (well, on its web site – I can’t remember the last time I bought
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According to the Guardian – and I am sure the sources are impeccable – Ed Miliband will suggest Labour will build 200,000 houses a year
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I’m fascinated by commentary on a recent PIRC Alert. PIRC describes itself as “the UK’s leading independent research and advisory consultancy providing services to institutional
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The following are key extracts on tax from today’s speech by Ed Balls: And for the 400,000 disabled adults forced to pay the Government’s perverse
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I’m speaking at the PCS fringe meeting at the Labour Party Conference tomorrow at 12.30pm. PCS say of the meeting: The Public and Commercial Services union
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