Tag Archives: Political Comment
Who Says Politicians Never Listen to Voters?
Back in June of 2008 I told readers of this blog about my discussion with Des Browne, who at that time, in addition to being Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock & Loudon had two Westminster jobs; that of Defence Secretary and Secretary of State for Scotland.
A bit odd really to have two part-time jobs, both [...]
Pouring Cash Down the Toilet – £18 Billion Shortfall in British VAT During 2006
It has long been suspected that there is widespread under collection of VAT throughout the European Union. But until now no one realised just how big the figures were. Talk about pouring cash down the toilet!
There are a number of reasons for the shortfall some relating to systematic fraud (such as “carousel fraud” on mobile [...]
Political Double Dealing
On his 2008 Presidential campaign trail, Barack Obama made his hostility toward “offshore” jurisdictions very clear:
“There’s a building in the Cayman Islands that houses supposedly 12,000 U.S.-based corporations. That’s either the biggest building in the world or the biggest tax scam in the world, and we know which one it is.”
I know that building well; [...]
Last Desperate Attempt by a Bankrupt Government
In what may be seen as a final act of desperation by a morally, legally and financially bankrupt UK government, the Treasury, having failed to “crack down” on what it sees as tax avoidance by banks (the UK courts don’t agree with HMRC) has now come out with a “Voluntary Code”.
Not only is this daft – [...]
HM Treasury
This is the UK government department, headed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which is responsible for managing the country’s public revenues.
In recent years it hasn’t had the best of records (despite many ill-informed commentators promoting Gordon Brown as a “prudent” chancellor – HAH!!!) as can clearly be seen by anyone who looks at the [...]
Yet Another Costly Labour Flop
£130 Million wasted in yet another “quick fix” Labour initiative!
Three years ago the Labour government announced that the UK Passport & Identity Service (part of the Home Office) had estimated that 10,000 false passports were issued every year. This was, they said, unacceptable and a new procedure which would see all new applicants face an in-depth [...]
UK Economy Worst in G20 – Hasn’t Gordon Brown Done Well?
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next year Britain will have the biggest debt of any major economy. So much for prudent Gordon Brown.
According to the IMF Britain’s budget deficit will be a horrendous £191 billion. This equates to £7,600 for every family in the UK. Not only is this much higher than the [...]
