Posts Tagged ‘ Tax ’

Contractors turn backs on public sector – Shout 99

Bitcoin: a protocol for the distributed maintenance of a ledger?

When I finally found my way to Brian Micklethwait’s Pimlico pad on Friday evening I was in for a few surprises. The biggest visual surprise was Brian’s amazing collection of books and CD’s. The amount knowledge there, in one home, is staggering. I enjoyed running my eyes over the titles and trying to notice...
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Game theory and cash-in-hand payments to tradesmen – Christie Malry

Gauke’s outrageous arrogance

It seems that Joey Jones is perhaps the most sensible (and liberal) member of the political-media elite today. You all know what he was talking about, but before watching the video of him, read what was actually said by Mr Gauke. Guido has the quote: Legitimate use of reliefs, for example taking out a...
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Inventor kills himself over tax ‘pursuit’ – Express

A little item on BBC Four shows communicating with the left is a waste of time

On Saturday I listened to a BBC Radio Four show called “From Our Own Correspondent”. In one item a BBC lady in Sweden talked about the Swedish Welfare State. As the lady said, the British government is interested in the Swedish Welfare State. What the British government is interested in is choice in providers (health...
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Tax avoidance isn’t immoral – Longrider

Self-interest in campaigning

I have a new found respect for Gregg’s the baker. Their Save our Savouries campaign including an online and counter-top petition was obviously self-interested and yet it’s worked. They got exactly what they wanted from the watering down of the Pasty Tax and achieved popular support and favourable media coverage. What I like about...
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Why is tax still so expensive?

This research from the TPA, spotted over the weekend, was described as staggering. Frankly, I’m more angry than suprised: HMRC has failed to collect tax more efficiently despite inventions such as the first handheld calculator in 1967; the microprocessor in 1971; Microsoft Windows in 1985; and the World Wide Web in the 1990s. Even...
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The wealthiest should…

According to the BBC "George Osborne told the Daily Telegraph the very wealthiest should be paying around a third of their income in tax."...
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