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Shabana Mahmood's Asylum Reforms - Faragist on Foreigners, Tory on Tax
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s proposed asylum reforms received high praise from Reform leader Nigel Farage and notorious far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Inspired by Denmark’s asylum model , Mahmood’s reforms include  refugees having to reclaim asylum every two and a half years, refugees needing to be in the UK for twenty years before they can apply for permanent residency, harsher interpretations of the ECHR frameworks regarding family reunion, and the seizing of high-v
Caitlin Hoyland
Nov 234 min read
Tax, Stagnate, Repeat: Britain Can’t Afford Rachel Reeves
By now, you may have heard the phrase "Iron Chancellor" used to describe Rachel Reeves. It has been whispered – sometimes with...
Kapil Deshpande
Aug 234 min read
To Tax, Or Not To Tax, That Is The Question: How Will The Government Tackle Its Budgetary Issues This Autumn?
Rachel Reeves is, to put it lightly, in a bit of a pickle over the UK’s finances. At the end of July, the Office for National Statistics...
George Wallace
Aug 164 min read
Brexit Reset, Tax on Savers and Winter Fuel U-turn: Starmer’s Weakest Week
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion Keir Starmer has just had his worst week to date. And when you think of all the weak weeks...
Dan Sillett
May 234 min read
In Defence Of Tax Cuts Just For Indians
Keir Starmer has secured a historic free trade deal with India which eliminates tariffs on 85% of British exports within the decade which...
Charles Amos
May 83 min read
Labour’s £15 Billion Black Hole That Nobody’s Talking About
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion Rachel Reeves has plunged Britain into a £15 billion financial black hole. I know what you’re...
Dan Sillett
Apr 254 min read
Labour Sentences British Farming to Death
A sea of tweed jackets and flat caps descended on Westminster this week to protest Labour’s new inheritance tax (IHT) policy....
Luke Goddard
Nov 25, 20244 min read
Labour’s VAT on Private Schools: A Necessary Measure or the Politics of Envy?
On the 13th of June, Labour launched their  manifesto. Alongside core pledges such as the launch of Great British Energy (GB Energy), was...
Awadallah Abdalla
Oct 23, 20243 min read
Are Labour Going to Increase Taxes?
With only two months left of 2024, Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner. I wonder what Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ top song...
Dan Sillett
Oct 11, 20244 min read
Labour's tax rise dilemma. Is it a cause for concern?
As the Chancellor's autumn budget approaches, there is growing anticipation surrounding the state of British infrastructure. The Guardian...
Omar Khram
Aug 25, 20243 min read
Labour's Wilting Rose: Austerity is Coming
There are three nailed on certainties in this world: death, taxes, and Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves making so-called “difficult...
Dan Sillett
Aug 2, 20244 min read
UK Taxes: The Only Way is Up
Last week, the IFS released a great tool all UK voters should be forced to use. It gives you the chance to be the UK chancellor (not an...
Hugh Lind
May 3, 20243 min read
From Politics to Prudence: The Case for UK Tax-Setting Independence
The United Kingdom’s Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has revealed plans to slash another 2p off national insurance in a pre-election...
Louis Gilmore
Apr 29, 20244 min read
Labour are Losing the UK's Tax Tug of War
With the dawn of the new tax year on Saturday, the dreaded T-word is on everybody’s lips for different reasons. On one hand, you have the...
Dan Sillett
Apr 12, 20243 min read
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