Taxation
The Gatekeepers of Whitehall: HMRC’s Power Grab
The Government does not trust the market, it does not trust the professions, and it certainly does not trust the taxpayer.
Taxation
Taxation
The £20,000-a-Metre Path to Nowhere
Tax and spend - the taxpayer be damned.
Business
The Gentle Insult of a Spring Statement
That taxation is at its highest level in 70+ years, is a record which Rachel Reeves seems perversely proud.
corporate strategy
The Exit Trap: Why the South West’s ‘Succession Crisis’ is a Tax on Toil
As retiring founders head towards the ‘Exit’ sign, the Treasury has quietly padlocked the door. We explore why the South West’s brewing succession crisis is being treated as a revenue stream.
Regional Governance
The Somerset Shakedown: A Masterclass in Civic Gall
By declaring a 'financial emergency,' Somerset Council is effectively telling the Secretary of State that the people are too foolish to be trusted with a ballot paper. A deep dive into the 'referendum bypass' and the death of consent in Taunton.
Taxation
Capital, Not Cash: The Systematic Dismantling of the Regional Family Firm
There is a particular brand of political theatre that involves setting a house on fire and then expecting a standing ovation for handing the owner a bucket of water. Why the Government’s strategic retreat on its planned IHT raid is merely a temporary reprieve for the South West’s economic engine.