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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 head of the Metropolitan police has demanded to know why an MP who overpaid his “invisible” son was not reported to the police. Sir Ian Blair said the Commons standards commissioner’s decision not to refer Derek Conway to the police had not “fully followed” procedure. Mr Conway, Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup,… Read more »
Gordon Brown has rejected calls to take part in a televised debate with party leaders ahead of the next general election. David Cameron had argued that one of the reasons for the supposed level of interest in the US elections is that voters can watch their candidates discussing the issues on television. Tony Blair also… Read more »
