How many wedges can Sunak create before he has to call an election?
Friday, September 29th, 2023As the Guardian notes this morning: Rishi Sunak is to prioritise the interests of millions of car owners with a series of measures that will
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We do need a shake up of sixth-form education
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023Rishi Sunak has suggested that the A-level curriculum in the UK should be reformed. The implication is that six formers should study a wider range
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Sunak heads for the the gutter as Packham takes the lead: a tale of two climate interventions
Thursday, September 21st, 2023I watched two people talk about climate change on television yesterday. One was Rishi Sunak. The other was Chris Packham. One of them told the
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The Taxing Wealth Report 2024: capping ISA contributions to £100,000 in a lifetime
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will together make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this note, I
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Abolishing the VAT exemption for services supplied by private schools might raise £1.6 billion in tax a year
Friday, September 15th, 2023I have this morning published what might be one of the least surprising proposals to be made in the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. I suggest
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Removing the VAT exemption from financial services could raise £8.7 billion in tax a year
Thursday, September 7th, 2023The Taxing Wealth Report 2024 is about the way in which tax in the UK can be transformed to raise revenue the government might well
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Taxing wealth: in the Guardian this morning
Thursday, September 7th, 2023The TUC has this morning called for a national debate on the taxation of wealth. They have got wide coverage for doing so. I admit
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Ending higher rates of tax relief on pension contributions would raise £14.5 billion in tax a year
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023The first of the thirty or so recommendations for tax reform to be made in the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 has been published this morning.
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Launching the Taxing Wealth Report 2024
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023I have this morning begun publishing the Taxing Wealth Report 2024: This introduction says: Brief summary This note summarises the issues that the Taxing Wealth
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