I was reading the Mirrlees Review of taxation, published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in 2011 this morning (such things are my day job)
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Is it time for a parliamentary rebellion?
A Guardian editorial today says, in the context of Boris Johnson’s No-Deal Brexit plans as an unelected prime minister heading a minority government: There is
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A majority in Scotland want independence – and all that surprises me is how small the majority is
According to Politics Home: A majority of Scots are now in favour of independence and want a second referendum by 2021, according to a new
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Companies House is failing the UK and the business community by ducking its responsibilities to provide decent data to all stakeholders of UK limited companies
A consultation on the future of Companies House procedures closes this morning. It says the consultation is about a series of reforms to limit the risk
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The audit market does not work
I noted the problems that Sports Direct will have when appointing a new auditor last week. The likelihood is that no one wants the job.
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Where did the Lib Dem votes in Brecon and Radnorshire come from?
A commentator who has, over a long period, used the name Dungroanin, just posted this on the blog and I thought it worth sharing, just as
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At Edinburgh! Just beyond the Fringe….
The Brexiteers pre-crashing out excuses are becoming ever more desperate
I noticed Fraser Nelson promoting a post on the Spectator site this morning. Its headline drew my attention. It was: Why the onus is on the
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Freeports are tax havens whatever the government might say about them
This post by me was also on Left Foot Forward this morning: Boris Johnson is proposing that the UK should, post-Brexit, have at least ten
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