Land value taxation is a non-starter when it comes to serious tax reform
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023A commentator going by the name of Joe Polito has posted on the blog this morning suggesting that a desirable tax reform would be to
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We need tax reform. What we do not need is tax reform to perpetuate the status quo.
Monday, August 7th, 2023The FT has an editorial this morning that it says signals the start of a series to be published by it on tax reform. Since
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Brexit is a disaster with just two remaining friends. They are, unfortunately, Keir Starmer and the Tories.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023I have already mentioned this morning a number of issues that I have been involved in where it turned out that what I was arguing
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The trolls are out on tax reform - and that will not stop me promoting it
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023A wave of trolling hit the blog yesterday. It was easy to work out why. My suggestion for the reform of tax relief on ISA
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ISAs have a role in UK savings, but the creation of ISA millionaires was not one of them
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023As The Independent reports: The number of “Isa millionaires” has surged to more than 4,000, according to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) figures. Some 4,070 savers were sitting on
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There is lots of money available - if you know where to look for it
Monday, July 31st, 2023I think the time has come for me to note the project that I am working on this summer. Like so many readers of this
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The spare bedroom won
Saturday, July 29th, 2023When I began tax justice campaigning I was often asked by the curious where I came from. I was often tempted to say ‘from my
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What NGO tax justice campaigners could be doing right now
Thursday, July 27th, 2023As readers of this blog will have noted, I was scathing of the Tax Justice Network’s new State of Tax Justice report a couple of
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The tax system is riddled with leaks that mostly benefit the rich. They need to be closed.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2023As the Guardian reports this morning: I entirely agree with the committee. A review of these allowances and reliefs is long overdue. Many are open
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