Taxes

by Chris | 15 Jul 2010 | No Comments

I’ve written in support of a graduate tax before – but I’ve changed my mind. The idea that graduates should pay a higher rate of …

by Chris | 24 Jun 2010 | No Comments

I turned on the TV last night to watch the “David and Nick Show” (aka the Budget Q&A event) just in time to see the …

by Chris | 11 Feb 2010 | One Comment

Robin Hood and the so-called “Robin Hood Tax” have very little in common. Robin Hood stole from the rich oppressive state (aka the Sheriff of …

by Chris | 13 Dec 2009 | One Comment

Under Conservative plans to bury the “Zac Goldsmith is a non-dom and Michael Ashcroft might be” news stories, all members of the UK Parliament – …

by Chris | 22 Sep 2009 | No Comments

The Lib Dems just can’t seem to separate themselves from the tax-and-spend mentality, can they? Not matter how much Nick Clegg tries to make his …

by Chris | 29 Aug 2009 | No Comments

Isn’t Labour supposed to be the party of the poor? Don’t they proclaim that their raison d’etra is helping the poor? Then how can a …

by Chris | 4 Jul 2009 | No Comments

Gordon Brown is facing yet another bankbench rebellion – but this over something he put in place before he even became Prime Minister, back in …

by Chris | 3 Jul 2009 | No Comments

I love the phrase, support the concept, and want it to be rolled out wherever public money is spent.
It’s our money, and we should be …

by Chris | 16 Jun 2009 | No Comments

It’s nice to see some:

The big discussion in British politics for the foreseeable future will be how to tackle the debt crisis and deliver quality …

by Chris | 25 May 2009 | No Comments

… when the Chancellor of the Exchequer needs to hire accountants to work out how much tax he should be paying. Of all people, you …