I was on Radio 5 last night seeking to describe why the IMF and others can say at the same time that some states should
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I thought it would be useful to highlight the incredibly small sample base of HMRC’s tax gap data for direct taxes, published this weak. As I have explained at length here,
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At the Soho literary festival on Sunday: Where Did Our Money Go? With the new economics foundation Sunday 25th September 2011 – 1:00pm. tickets £8 AUDITORIUM: The Main Theatre
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A few months ago people asked me for examples of people who might be moonlighting. One of the examples I gave was private turos – cramming children to get their GCSEs.
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A week or so ago I wrote that if we faced another economic meltdown we should face reality and nationalise banking as a whole for the duration
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I’ve been asked to draw attention to an invitation to attend a free public event at the European Conference on Banking and the Economy (‘Banking: Seeking a New
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I am well aware that ministers and HMRC’s senior management like to say my criticism of their tax gap figure is misplaced. After all they say, admitting
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There was a recent discussion on this blog about the history of Low Value Consignment Relief – the VAT system that has been systematically abused
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I’ve finally had a chance to have a quick look at what Nick Clegg said yesterday. This jumped out, when he was Labour bashing (which
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