It's time accountants stopped pleading hardship whilst defending incompetence
Thursday, January 4th, 2024If there is one thing accountants are good at it is pleading hardship. Take this as an example from today’s FT: As they add him
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Tory claims on debt and Labour's plan to tackle climate change with borrowed funds do not stack
Thursday, January 4th, 2024Claire Coutinho MP, who was until recently Cheif Secretary to the Treasury but is now at Energy, posted this on Twitter yesterday: In response, I
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Labour is apparently planning tax cuts that can only mean the end for public services as we have known them
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024The Times is reporting this morning that: Rachel Reeves is weighing up plans to offer income tax or national insurance cuts in Labour’s general election
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Labour is using far too many consultants when it should be thinking for itself
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024As the FT notes this morning: Labour has quadrupled its use of consultants as it prepares for a general election, despite shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves
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Rarely in the field of human endeavour has one rather small profession caused so much harm to humankind as neoclassical economists do now
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024Chris Giles, the FT’s main economic commentator has said this morning has said this morning: There is a fair chance that by the time the trees
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Why won't UK politicians address the biggest part of tax evasion in the UK, which is caused by the absue of limited liability companies due to poor state regulation?
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024As the Guardian notes this morning: Anyone selling used clothes on Vinted, renting out their home on Airbnb, or getting rid of old camera equipment on
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No wonder we’re far up the creek without a paddle
Tuesday, January 2nd, 20242024 begins. I am, at last, Covid-free. However, having had it over the whole holiday period, I feel in need of a break. I will
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What will 2024 bring?
Monday, January 1st, 2024Happy new year. I thought I’d offer some predictions for 2024. They are in no particular order. Many will be wrong, but thinking about what
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Tackling the nonsense talked about the national debt, and its cost
Sunday, December 31st, 2023I wrote this Twitter thread today to respond to the drivel being put out by the Tories on wrong-footing Labour on the national debt, which
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