The B Team are lowering the bar for tax reporting
Monday, February 19th, 2018Alex Cobham at the Tax Justice Network published this blog late last week and I think it worth sharing because it shows that whilst some
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Who is culpable of the greater error of judgement: Oxfam or Jeremy Hunt?
Friday, February 16th, 2018I’m meant not to be blogging and to be concentrating on a few days off, but since stopping thinking is like stopping breathing, I noticed
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Chaos
Wednesday, February 7th, 2018Most mornings I wake, begin reading, and the theme of the central blog of the day becomes apparent quite quickly. News and comment posts apart,
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It’s not just Northamptonshire that’s bust: the whole of public service supply has been bankrupted
Saturday, February 3rd, 2018The Guardian has reported: A Conservative-run county council has signalled it is close to effective bankruptcy after admitting that “severe financial challenges” mean it is
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Time to reform charity tax relief
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018I was emailed yesterday to ask what I thought about Gift Aid on gifts to charity. I did not have to time to reply in
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The NHS and education both need top down reform
Monday, January 29th, 2018I suggested that the NHS and education both suffered ‘hopelessly inappropriate’ management structures yesterday and was asked to justify that claim. I am happy to
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Paying for it
Sunday, January 28th, 2018The NHS is in crisis. That’s not just because of money. It’s also because its management structure is hopelessly inappropriate and prevents the possibility of
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The last thing the NHS needs is a hypothecated tax: Labour please note
Saturday, January 20th, 2018The New Statesman published a feature on Jon Ashworth, the shadow health secretary this week. It included this comment: Conservative MPs such as Sarah Wollaston,
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What's the big idea? Tory MPs don't know....
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018Watch from 12.20 here. ‘Car crash’ is being kind to this interview. The big ideas are, it seems, Brexit, and ‘the winter NHS crisis’. And
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