If you assume there is no role for government in solving the problems that we now face as a country, stagnation is what you will get
Monday, November 20th, 2023The FT has a long read today that has the title: This, of course, is not true. There is money in the UK. National financial
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How to turn 20% into 16%: Jeremy Hunt could cut inheritance tax and gift the election to Labour
Sunday, November 19th, 2023On LBC tonight. Apologies to those who cannot access Twitter. "The Tories are at around 20% support. If he wants to turn it into 16,
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This week's budget will be yet another exercise in avoiding the macroeconomic transformation that we need to take our economy forward
Sunday, November 19th, 2023This is the weekend when there is endless speculation about what might happen in the budget. The discussion is of tax cuts, incentives to be
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Why a cut in inheritance tax makes no sense and why cutting income tax does
Saturday, November 18th, 2023I posted this thread on what I still refer to as Twitter, this morning: Of all the taxes in the UK that Jeremy Hunt could
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Why I oppose Labour's position on Gaza
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023I was sent a note by an academic this afternoon, who was surprised by my certainty that Labour was wrong in taking the position that
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The Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Recommendations made to date
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023I am presenting to the Green New Deal All-Party Parliamentary Group this morning. I thought that made it a good time to summarise the recommendations
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Council tax reforms
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023I have this morning published the latest note in my series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. This latest note deals with
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On comments
Monday, November 13th, 2023I am aware, as some people noticed, that I became irritated by some comments on the blog over the weekend. I let it show. To
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If we need a tax cut, the last tax that needs cutting is inheritance tax
Monday, November 13th, 2023Rumours are spreading in newspapers and email comment columns that Jeremy Hunt thinks he might have ‘fiscal headroom’ for a tax cut this autumn. The
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