The government's lax approach to company regulation is permitting fraud that it is doing nothing to stop
Thursday, September 30th, 2021I welcome this editorial from the FT this morning: There is nothing much in the editorial that I have not said before. It is, however,
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The differences between right wing, centre ground and non-market believing economists
Monday, September 27th, 2021I posted this as a Twitter thread this morning: I was asked recently to explain the fundamental differences between the economics of the right, centre-ground
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Labour's tax plans are about using the cover of tax justice to deliver economic injustice - and that's utterly unacceptable
Monday, September 27th, 2021Rachel Reeves is to announce a series of tax reforms planned by Labour if it were to win office in her speech to its conference
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An open letter to Sir Keir Starmer on public ownership
Friday, September 24th, 2021I share this letter sent yesterday by We Own It, an organisation I have had long had sympathy with, and do so with their permission:
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Whatever Keir Starmer might say there is no such thing as taxpayer money
Thursday, September 23rd, 2021I have had a quick look at the Keir Starmer direction of the Labour Party pamphlet published today by the Fabian Society today. In his
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Time Mirror asks the question should we account for the costs of climate change upfront?
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021It’s the sort of day when blogging cannot be high on my agenda. That’s because today and tomorrow see the launch meeting of the Time
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Rationing, anyone?
Tuesday, September 21st, 2021I was in discussion with one of the very first baby-boomers yesterday. He was born just after the Second World War. What he suggested was
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It is time to tax the rich
Tuesday, September 21st, 2021The Guardian featured an article yesterday that was promoted with this tweet: It seems like AOC did a good job with that dress, but I
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It’s tax cut and big bonus time for the City of London
Monday, September 20th, 2021As the FT has noted this morning: John Glen, City minister, has vowed that Britain’s financial services sector will enjoy “competitive tax rates” as he
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