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Er, No…

November 7, 2015 Longrider 5

There’s a campaign fronted by various celebrities aiming to rise money for Syrian refugees. The advert exhorting us to text to  give £3 states that […]

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Economic Idiocy

October 8, 2015 Longrider 7

I make no claims to be an economist, but even I can recognise a daft argument when I see one. The Indy leads with an […]

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Well, I Care

March 1, 2015 Longrider 13

People are bombarded by propaganda and outright lies and they eventually believe them. It’s a standard technique. The vast majority of people think that even […]

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The Magic Money Tree

February 9, 2015 Longrider 13

Labour has big plans for giving away free money if it wins the next election. A future Labour government would double the amount of paid […]

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You and Me Both

February 4, 2015 Longrider 5

Scared by the thought of a Labour victory. The founder of restaurant chain Yo! Sushi says the Labour Party’s approach to business “scares” him. Simon […]

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I Don’t Think So

December 29, 2014 Longrider 3

Love paying tax? Yeah, right. In a little over a month I’m going to have to hand over around £5k (which would be higher if […]

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Not Me

December 1, 2014 Longrider 10

Count me out. Nearly one million more people will be paying the higher rate of income tax even if the Tories raise the 40p tax threshold […]

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What?

November 18, 2014 Longrider 3

The Public Accounts Committee has criticised HM Revenue & Customs for its “unacceptably slow” action against tax avoiders. Here we go again. Tax avoidance is […]

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Er, No…

October 1, 2014 Longrider 3

Tax cuts to “cost” £7.2Bn. No, no they are not. Money not taken by force from us is not a cost, it is a saving. Money […]