Abolishing National Insurance is a great idea
Keir Starmer attacked Jeremy Hunt for raising the idea – but Labour should want this as well.
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The abolition of non-dom status is murkier than it looks
However political Jeremy Hunt’s announcement was, it is a major step in the right direction.
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Britain’s fiscal fantasies
Rather than address a broken public realm and long-term economic stagnation, the Conservatives have chosen to prioritise tax cuts.
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Abolishing non-dom status should just be the beginning
It’s not true that there’s no money left. Politicians are simply refusing to tax extreme wealth properly.
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The tax-dodger’s worst enemy
Dan Neidle on taking on Nadhim Zahawi, Michelle Mone and the Post Office.
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Jeremy Hunt’s non-dom ploy should worry Labour
Keir Starmer’s party risks losing one of its flagship policies and key revenue raisers.
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Aggressive tax cuts could backfire on the Tories
Voters may be ungrateful and demand better-funded public services instead.
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Labour may never embrace tax rises
Even in office, the party would still want to fend off Tory economic attacks.
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“The next Post Office scandal”: how HMRC persecutes the victims of fraud
People who have lost their savings or had their identities co-opted have found themselves being pursued by the tax authorities.
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Why tax cuts won’t improve Sunak’s polling
Even if taxes are increasing less quickly, they are still at a record high.
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Scotland looks closed for business
The SNP’s combination of high taxes and low economic growth is sending a negative message to the world.
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Andy Burnham: Labour must break its silence on tax rises
The Greater Manchester mayor told a New Statesman conference that his party should back measures such as a land value…
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Jeremy Hunt’s plan for chaos
The Autumn Statement revealed a government using its remaining time in office to poison its successor’s inheritance.
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Does Labour have the courage to reverse Britain’s decline?
To avert political and economic failure, a Starmer government may have to act more radically.
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How should Labour respond to the Autumn Statement?
Jeremy Hunt is borrowing from the future to pay for tax cuts now – Rachel Reeves will need to react.
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Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election giveaways won’t compensate for a lost decade
The Chancellor painted a rosy picture of economic growth and rising prosperity. But none of it was true.
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The divide between Labour and the Conservatives has been sharpened
While the Tories prioritise tax cuts, Keir Starmer’s party would prioritise the repair of public services.
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The four big myths of Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
The government hasn’t cut taxes for workers and it can’t take credit for lower inflation.
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The myth of “Thatcherite” tax cuts
Thatcher’s Tory admirers such as Jake Berry should remember that she didn’t merely shrink the state: she re-shaped it.
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The Research Brief: why raising taxes might be central to tackling regional inequalities
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