Why are politicians obsessing about debt?
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024The Office for National Statistics has produced new figures for the national finances for March 2024 this morning. In their release, they say: Borrowing in
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Capital gains tax on houses - again
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024I returned to the subject of capital gains tax on people’s homes yesterday, knowing well that of all the proposals I made in the Taxing
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As disasters go, the Rwanda Bill knows almost no limits.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024The Lords gave in to the Commons on the Safety of Rwanda Bill last night, as ultimately they must. Democracy is sovereign and if those
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Subverting democracy
Monday, April 22nd, 2024As the Guardian notes this morning: Thousands of voters in the May local elections are at risk of being disenfranchised because of “cynical” rule changes
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The working day
Monday, April 22nd, 2024There is a rumour, much-beloved of the right wing trolls who frequent this blog a lot more often at present than the comments section might
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Why is there no capital gains tax charge on houses?
Monday, April 22nd, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning: The transcript is: Why is there no capital gains tax charge on private houses in the UK?
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We need a better song to sing
Monday, April 22nd, 2024The Guardian features an interview by John Harris with Caroline Lucas MP this morning. I’ve known Caroline for almost twenty years now. We are both
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Plain words
Monday, April 22nd, 2024Some will have noted that the trolls were very active over the weekend, suggesting I had made a mistake in the video I put out
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Most days
Sunday, April 21st, 2024Most days, I wake up brimming with ideas on things to write. And most days, that is exactly what I want to do. This morning
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