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  1. The Budget: A Broken Political Promise?

    With two budgets this year, there was every chance that this was going to be a bit of a damp squib and largely it was. With the exception of...

  2. The (Tax) Times They Are A Changin'

    Recently I attended the launch of 'The Responsible Tax Lab', a group of diverse individuals and organisations with an interest in tax. Collectively...

  3. Robin Sykes Shares his Thoughts on the Autumn Statement

    A week has passed since Philip Hammond's first Autumn Statement. Robin Sykes has been thinking about Hammond’s Statement and here gives a considered...

  4. Autumn Statement 16

    This was Philip Hammond's first and last Autumn Statement. Hammond has developed a reputation for thinking like an `accountant` but, unlike...

  5. Theresa May Gives Research and Development Boost With 2 Billion Pound Investment

    On Monday (21st Nov) the Prime Minister announced that she wants to make Britain the 'go-to place for innovators and investors'. A welcome development...

  6. Tax Avoidance: The Next Steps

    Its clear that public opinion in the UK has moved from tax avoiders being seen as slightly glamorous bad boys, to a situation where there is...