Electoral Calculus have run their best estimate of the 2019 election result through the 2018 boundary proposal for 600 parliamentary seats (the case for which
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’Twas the week before Christmas
Few on the left really doubted the fact that a Johnson government would be bad. I hoped, and still think, that on some big issues
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The real Christmas story is about ending economic oppression
I will not, unlike some, stop blogging over the holiday period. To ask me to stop writing is akin to asking me to stop breathing.
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Tax spillovers – the video
New from the Coffers project: And I know it’s a slightly odd production. The coffee cup lost relevance as the production was animated. And there
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The December Taxcast
This month the Tax Justice Network asks — what’s going on with our pre-school childcare and elderly care home services? We take a long hard
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Clive Lewis: a red-green running for Labour leadership
Clive Lewis announced his bid to lead the Labour Party yesterday, and I admit to two things. The first was knowing he was going to
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The Brydon Review on auditing misses the obvious fact that the accounts being audited are not fit for purpose
There is a massive flaw in the Brydon Review report into the quality and effectiveness of audit. I will read and absorb the report: it
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Exchange traded funds are a threat to market liquidity
In 2017 I wrote a blog on an obscure subject: Japanse Exchange Traded funds. I said at the time: ETFs are quoted funds that are
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If Johnson wants to deliver his vision for England he needs to be rid of Scotland
Politics Home has noted that: The SNP leader and Scottish first minister will on Thursday launch a renewed push for a so-called Section 30 order,
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