Reforming the organisation, goals and funding of HM Revenue & Customs
Thursday, February 29th, 2024I have this morning published the last substantial chapter of the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. Some introductory and concluding sections have still to be completed,
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Why are government services going down the pan despite high taxation?
Thursday, February 29th, 2024A commentator on this blog asked yesterday: What puzzles and depresses me is the claim on the one hand that we are the most highly
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Is it any surprise that people are depressed about the state of this country when those tasked with its management are deliberately trying to undermine it?
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024I have to admit that I appear to be using the word ‘depressing’ quite often on this blog of late. That might, however, reflect my
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A little knowledge of macroeconomics is a very useful thing if you're claiming to be a social policy expert
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024I did a pre-record interview for Times Radio last night, which went out sometime after 10 o’clock, but I admit I did not listen to
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Unless we put the UK’s wealth to work for social purposes we really are in very deep trouble
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024I have noted a report in the Guardian this morning which suggests that Southwark Council is seeking to raise £6 million of crowd-sourced funding over
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The government's deliberate policy of prejudicing the poorest in our society is imposing destitution on millions
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024A number of related themes are apparent in commentary on the economy this morning. One is poverty. As the Guardian notes: Millions of people –
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The rich have no more wants and are sitting on cash whilst those in need are getting needier. Why is anyone surprised that the world is getting angrier?
Sunday, February 25th, 2024As the FT noted yesterday: Warren Buffett has warned Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that his sprawling $905bn conglomerate has virtually “no possibility of eye-popping performance” in
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We desperately need a Green New Deal and our power elites would rather ignore that fact
Friday, February 23rd, 2024As the Guardian’s morning comment newsletter says in its introduction this morning: Houses in the UK are some of the oldest and least energy efficient
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HMRC have deliberately taken tax collection out of our communities and the price that we are paying for that is very high
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024I am continuing to work on data from HM Revenue & Customs on its accounts, the tax gap and other issues related to its management
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