The good news in last week’s budget statement is that over the short term the cut in national insurance rates … Continue reading “Budget 2024: ‘Bracket creep’ will cancel out Hunt’s modest tax cuts”

Aside from one welcome element, making permanent the full expensing of business investment, yesterday’s Autumn Statement demonstrates that the Tories … Continue reading “A verdict on the Autumn Statement”

What are the implications of the March Budget announced this week? Start with public debt. According to the OBR’s Economic … Continue reading “A verdict on the budget”

The UK is largely governed by Oxford’s Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) graduates, including both this PM and his predecessor … Continue reading “Hunt’s Autumn Statement: what happened to the “E” in “PPE”?”

It’s been a torrid two weeks, not just for the UK government, but also for those of us who support … Continue reading “Multiplier Madness vs Laffer Lunacy: a guide to Trussonomics”