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Is this extending the tax avoidance effort too far? Several papers, including the Mail, are carrying reports of the comments by Tory treasury minister, David Gauke that paying cleaners and tradesmen cash-in-hand is “morally wrong” He said: ‘Getting a discount with your plumber by paying cash in hand is something that is a big cost to the Revenue and means others must pay more in tax.’ Asked explicitly if he disapproves of the practice, he said: ‘Yes, I think it’s…

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Might a plan like this win more approval? Conspiracy theorists have ascribed the revolt by many Conservative backbenchers earlier this month in the vote on Lords reform to any number of factors. What it really boiled down to was that it was viewed as the wrong solution to an irrelevant problem. It’s seen as an irrelevant problem by many in the Commons on both sides of the chamber because whatever the theoretical deficiencies of the Lords, its unelectedness assures the…

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With the final day of the Tour de France my mind has been on things other than politics. This has been a brilliant day for cycling enthusiasts like me made even better by picking up a four figure sum in betting winnings. Thanks to Ladbrokes for paying out so quickly. I was going to write on the US election but that will have to wait. Mike Smithson Recent Threads

Henry G Manson’s weekly column It struck me as odd the other day. A few weeks back Labour said it needed to attract more working class parliamentary candidates. This is a worthwhile aim given the professionalisation of British politics and even more so for a party set-up by organised labour. It was something of an embarrassment when an aspiring parliamentary candidate in solid working class strongholds has a £5000 personalised number plate. We need to move away from that. So…

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Ipsos-MORI July 2012 Political Monitor Aggregate satisfaction for all 3 drops below 100 Above is another of the MORI charts deriving from this month’s political monitor. As can be seen none of the three party leaders can take any satisfaction from the latest numbers. There have not been many periods since MORI began polling in the 1970’s when the picture has looked so bleak for all three party leaders. Generally if one or two leaders are doing badly then the…

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