The FT view: let those least able to pay bear the burden of tax
Thursday, April 18th, 2024The FT editorial this morning says: I agree with all that. But then the FT reveals its spots. Having implied that changes to rules on
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A 3% inflation target would work just as well as a 2% one
Thursday, April 18th, 2024I just posted this video on YouTube and elsewhere. As I note, a 3% inflation target would work just as well as a 2% one
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Jeremy Hunt is a terribly confused man
Thursday, April 18th, 2024Jeremy Hunt is a terribly confused man. The FT has a report on comments he has made on Thames Water this morning. At the heart
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The young, the poorest and the most financially vulnerable are bearing the burden of the Bank of England’s folly
Thursday, April 18th, 2024Inflation might be lower. But some things are still shooting upward in price, entirely as a result of the reckless interest rate increases that were
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Scotonomics on the Taxing Wealth Report
Thursday, April 18th, 2024I was on Scotonomics last night, discussing the Taxing Wealth Report, and right at the end its relevance for Scotland. For reasons I can’t explain
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The rich won't quit
Wednesday, April 17th, 2024This YouTube is a further discussion of ‘Colin’ and his threat to quit as a result of tax increases, already discussed in a different way,
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The UK's missing companies
Wednesday, April 17th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube and elsewhere this morning: In case the video does not show, the link is here. The transcript is: We
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The ICAEW is still not explaining what it’s going to do with more than £150 million of funds it has earned as a result of fines and related costs paid by its members
Wednesday, April 17th, 2024The ICAEW published its accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023, yesterday. As readers of this blog might recall, I have taken that Institute,
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Inflation data confirms that the Bank of England is still driving us towards recession. Labour should take note.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2024As the Office for National Statistics has noted this morning when announcing inflation data for March: Main points The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by
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