Tax

Driving

19th September 2019 Godfrey Bloom 0

There are 33 million drivers in the UK. It is therefore highly unlikely if you are reading this book you are not a driver. For the last twenty years you have been made to feel [more…]

We Are Presented With A Unique Opportunity

9th September 2019 Emile Woolf 0

There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a [more…]

For overseas readers rates are what we Brits call property tax. It goes to local government which dwells in the marble halls of our kingdom. If you find yourself in a north of England depressed [more…]

Challenges & Opportunities – As Never Before

29th July 2019 Emile Woolf 0

The pace of change on the political spectrum is truly bewildering for mere onlookers; and as for the usual clutch of clueless columnists and TV “interviewers”, no matter how measured their misguided speculations may sound, [more…]

Red Tape

21st July 2019 Going Postal 0

Tied up in Red Tape around a Death As some of you may remember my Mother died back at the end of March. She was nearly 100 so it was not really unexpected but [more…]

Spare a Thought (or Prayer) for the New PM – and his Chancellor

15th July 2019 Emile Woolf 0

The global economy is entering dangerous territory. In Britain’s case, the standard scapegoat for any slowdown is Brexit, of course. But how to explain the contraction in other major manufacturing countries? Forewarnings of serious decline [more…]

The case for taxing real “Value Added” – not VAT!

8th July 2019 Emile Woolf 0

Considering the UK’s horrendously complex tax system, have you noted the competitive strategies for tax reform put forward by Tory candidates in their bid for election to high office? Most of their suggested “reforms” involved [more…]