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Tim Leunig

Chancellor’s push for fiscal devolution may face opposition from mayors

Swapping a Treasury grant for revenues that may fall is a recipe for pain if higher tax rates and borrowing are ruled out by central government

Thu 19 Mar 2026

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Nicholas Lyons
Inheritance tax-exempt bonds can fill defence investment gap

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Inheritance tax-exempt bonds can fill defence investment gap
Iona Bain
The new tax regime has clear winners – but they’re not taxpayers

Sat 7 Mar 2026

The new tax regime has clear winners – but they’re not taxpayers
Peter Hain
A graduate tax could fix Britain’s broken student loan system

Thu 12 Feb 2026

A graduate tax could fix Britain’s broken student loan system
Iona Bain
Gifting a family home? Don’t forget the taxman and council

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Gifting a family home? Don’t forget the taxman and council
Iona Bain
Tax filing is going digital but taxpayers remain in the dark

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Tax filing is going digital but taxpayers remain in the dark
Catherine Neilan
Labour averts revolt by MPs as tractor protests drive climbdown on farm tax

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Labour averts revolt by MPs as tractor protests drive climbdown on farm tax
Barney Macintyre
Uncertainty over budget produces an early hangover

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Uncertainty over budget produces an early hangover
Iona Bain
Family trusts to protect your legacy may not be safe

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Family trusts to protect your legacy may not be safe
Ben Zaranko
The chancellor could learn a few things from cricket: risk taking can pay dividends

Sun 30 Nov 2025

The chancellor could learn a few things from cricket: risk taking can pay dividends
Matthew Bishop
The budget is a political mess but with an economic silver lining

Sun 30 Nov 2025

The budget is a political mess but with an economic silver lining
Tim Leunig
Reeves’s budget is from deep within Labour’s DNA

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Reeves’s budget is from deep within Labour’s DNA
Sir Richard Lambert
Raising costs for overseas students won’t help cash-strapped universities

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Raising costs for overseas students won’t help cash-strapped universities
William Keegan
Reeves can no longer ignore ‘mammoth in the broom cupboard’

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Reeves can no longer ignore ‘mammoth in the broom cupboard’
Andrew Rawnsley
The tide may soon turn for Rachel Reeves

Tue 4 Nov 2025

The tide may soon turn for Rachel Reeves
Cormac Kehoe
Fake companies cost HMRC £700m in tax-dodging tactics

Fri 31 Oct 2025

Fake companies cost HMRC £700m in tax-dodging tactics
Tim Leunig
Raising income tax for high earners is not the fix we need

Sat 18 Oct 2025

Raising income tax for high earners is not the fix we need
Tim Leunig
Britain’s VAT rules need a total rethink

Mon 6 Oct 2025

Britain’s VAT rules need a total rethink
Ben Zaranko
Remember, remember Liz Truss this November

Wed 24 Sept 2025

Remember, remember Liz Truss this November
Tim Leunig
If growth is the aim, the UK must lift more children out of poverty

Sun 21 Sept 2025

If growth is the aim, the UK must lift more children out of poverty

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