When is a tax illegal?
Friday, October 2nd, 2009Well, when it’s ruled so by a relevant body. The EU did that to the UK yesterday. Mark Lee offers a thoughtful analysis here. So,
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Cut NHS costs to pay off debt, IMF warns Britain
Friday, October 2nd, 2009Cut NHS costs to pay off debt, IMF warns Britain | Politics | The Guardian Britain was served notice by the International Monetary Fund today
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Ask the wrong question and what do you get?
Monday, September 14th, 2009Bloomberg report: British voters favor spending cuts to tackle the worst budget deficit in a generation, a poll showed, as the head of the trades
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The NHS is about care, not markets
Saturday, September 5th, 2009The NHS is about care, not markets | Allyson Pollock | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk . All that needs to be said about solving
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Cameron - so out of touch with his party
Monday, August 17th, 2009Cameron woe deepens over NHS dissent – Health News, Health & Families – The Independent. A survey of Tory candidates likely to win seats at
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The Cato Institute: at the heart of misinformation
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Glenn Beck and the Cato Institute ¬´ Bad Conscience. Paul Sagar shows that Dan Mitchell and his friends are close to the gross misinformation being
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What is there to debate?
Sunday, August 16th, 2009The US healthcare debate is baffling. Look at his data (form the Guardian on Saturday): How they compare In the US In England Source Healthcare
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The Taxpayer’s Alliance and GP’s pay: incompetent, malicious, or both
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009I note the Daily Mail has produced the most ridiculous data on GP’s pay, and that the Taxpayer’s Alliance has responded in its usual unthinking
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Tax injustice in the UK
Thursday, July 30th, 2009The Office for National Statistics has issued a new report entitled “The effects of taxes and benefits on household income, 2007/08”. Not the most gripping
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