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The new Finance Bill published today introduces two new taxes, taking the total number of taxes introduced this century to 20. Apart from two one-off levies, none of these or any other taxes have been abolished over this period. The two new taxes in the new Finance Bill are: A Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT)… Read more »
A new ballistics study has revealed steel shot lethality is on a par with lead shot in ranges up to 50 yards. Commissioned by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Gun Trade Association (GTA), and undertaken at Cranfield University the study tested the theories behind moving two shot sizes larger when… Read more »
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The rules banning phone-taps on MPs should be lifted, the interception of communications commissioner has argued. In his annual and final report into intelligence gathering, Sir Swinton Thomas has called for the end of the so-called Wilson Doctrine, in order that no person is seen as being “above the law”. In 1966 Harold Wilson established… Read more »
The NHS is expected to end the financial year with a small surplus, despite a rise in the number of NHS organisations in deficit. Due to the creation of a central reserve, as well as strict budgeting measures imposed on over-spending trusts, the NHS as a whole is forecasting a net surplus of £13 million…. Read more »
