I have given much attention to the Mirrlees review by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in the past – just look here and take your pick. Now
Read the full article…
Crunch time or Jubilee? That is the question
Is today crunch time? Nothing tried so far to tackle the Euro debt crisis has worked. Austerity is simply like signing an economic suicide note. Expecting repayment of much of
Read the full article…
Start printing money now: not QE, but the real crinkly stuff
There’s been a lot of comment today on the need for a new round of quantitative easing. Adam Posen and David Blanchflower are calling for
Read the full article…
Bank Control to Major George ‘There’s nothing I can do’
I have a very strong feeling that George Osborne is ready made to be cast in a remake of this where Bank Control issues the
Read the full article…
Bail out 2
If you listened to UK politicians yesterday you would think the banking crisis was solved. 300 odd pages of report from John Vickers and a promise
Read the full article…
Heading for US meltdown
From the FT on the US Republican candidate debate last night: The debate on Monday evening, held in Tampa, Florida, was co-hosted by CNN and
Read the full article…
Winning in the Court of Appeal may not be enough for HMRC to charge a penalty
Dave Hartnett told the Treasury Select Committee yesterday: All our legal advice is that winning in the Court of Appeal may not be enough for us to
Read the full article…
I beg to differ, Mr Hartnett
Dave Hartnett, boss of HMRC, was in front of the Treasury Select Committee yesterday defending his appalling and almost certainly illegal deal with Switzerland. As
Read the full article…
Leaving the elderly to die in the streets
I’ve just linked to a US video in which it is apparent that the audience want an uninsured 30 year old to die for the
Read the full article…

Buy me a coffee!
