Why is everything so difficult for Rachel Reeves?
Monday, March 11th, 2024I watched some of Rachael Reeves’ interviews over the weekend. I have seen many before. One of the recurring themes is that she is not
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A lesson from history
Friday, March 8th, 2024Alan Peyton posted a comment on this blog yesterday noting a letter that he has sent to HM Treasury, among others, on the subject of
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What the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 has not done, and what might happen next
Friday, March 8th, 2024There are a few bits of the final Taxing Wealth Report 2024, in whichever format it is produced, that I have written but which have
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Sometime soon Labour needs to talk about the macroeconomic reality that we face, because it is probably nothing like as good as Hunt predicts
Thursday, March 7th, 2024According to the Chancellor, all that matters about the Budget is that he meets his fiscal rule. For reasons that no one is aware of
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To be selfish or not, that is the question
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024The Office for Budget Responsibility published this in March 2023, but the data has not moved that much since then: There will be much talk
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Before buyer's regret creeps in
Monday, March 4th, 2024This is worth sharing, sent to me by Ipsos Mori this morning, and maybe useful as a benchmark for use at the time when buyer’s
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Budget messaging
Monday, March 4th, 2024I was on LBC radio yesterday, talking about this week’s budget . At 9 am this morning I will be on Nicky Campbell’s show on
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The Tory view of British values
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024Rishi Sunak spoke yesterday of the need for the government, police and others to stand up against those who oppose British values. But, just what
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Tax havens exist to undermine democracy. They are a fundamental threat to our way of life.
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024Not long after I first began to work on tax haven reform more than twenty years ago I realised that the problem that these places
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