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The structure allegedly used by Robert Venables, KC
May 29, 2026 Analysis

The Venables prosecution

As we reported last year, Robert Venables KC is being prosecuted for tax evasion in respect of his own tax planning arrangements. This is the prosecution’s opening note. It includes details of Mr Venables’ tax arrangements, how HMRC started to investigate those arrangements in 2019, and how that became a criminal prosecution. Court blogger Mouse […]
A Jenga tower
May 28, 2026 Analysis

90 UK taxes. On one chart.

The UK has 90 taxes. This chart shows them all, and this article explains why we have so many. Update 29 May 2026: the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury responded to this article by pointing out that the Government had just abolished bingo duty, folded diverted profits tax into corporation tax, and ended the pseudo-tax […]
Angela Rayner
May 14, 2026 Analysis

Why did HMRC not charge Angela Rayner a penalty?

UPDATED 5pm: We have now spoken to Graham Aaronson KC, who advised Angela Rayner. He says that HMRC’s decision is explained by facts not apparent from Sir Laurie Magnus’s report. We have reflected his account below. But Ms Rayner’s team is not releasing the underlying documents, and we cannot accept the word of one party […]
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Apr 29, 2026 Analysis

Tax will go up but public services will get worse. This is why.

UK tax as a percentage of GDP is on course to be the highest since 1945. Over the next four years it will increase further. Government spending won’t increase as a percent of GDP over this period; given the ageing population, that means public services for most people are likely to decline. This article looks […]
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Apr 7, 2026 Analysis

Inside a fake tax refund factory

Updated 3.45pm on 7 April 2026 with Welcome Accountancy’s legal threat. The internet is full of people promising effortless tax refunds. For many, the business model is simple: invent expenses, file claims at volume, and take a cut. These “refund factories” exploit HMRC’s “process now, check later” systems, operating largely out of sight – but […]
THE HON. MRS JUSTICE COLLINS RICE DBE CB Approved Judgment Kamal v Tax Policy Associates 31. In the circumstances, the pleading that it was ‘false and misleading’ to suggest that a judicial finding of breach of duty had been made against him is incapable of forming a part of the just disposal of Mr Kamal’s libel claim. The attempt to do so is an abuse of the court’s processes. I grant the Defendant’s application to strike out [5(b)] of Mr Kamal’s particulars of claim.
Mar 11, 2026 Analysis

We defeated an £8m libel claim – and it shows libel law and the Tax Bar need reform.

Last month, the High Court threw out an £8m libel claim brought against me by tax barrister Setu Kamal. The Court held that key parts of the claim were legally hopeless, gave summary judgment on the rest, and ruled that the case was a SLAPP: litigation brought to silence criticism in the public interest. An […]
Finance Monthly fake interview
Feb 20, 2026 Analysis

Finance Monthly fabricated an interview with me

Earlier this week, Finance Monthly published an article presented as an interview with me. No such interview took place. I was not contacted. I did not answer questions. The claim that Finance Monthly “spoke with” me is false. The piece reads like generic AI/large-language-model output: heavy use of em dashes, and lots of vague grand-sounding […]
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Feb 11, 2026 Analysis

Mandelson and the Epstein emails: could he be prosecuted?

As has been widely reported, Peter Mandelson forwarded confidential Government documents to Jeffrey Epstein, and advised the CEO of JPMorgan to “mildly threaten” the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This article considers the prospect of prosecuting Mr Mandelson for these acts. Our view, on the basis of discussions with barristers and solicitors specialising in criminal and […]
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Feb 11, 2026 Analysis

Epstein files: Mandelson email search

The official US Department of Justice “Epstein Library” search facility is slow and cumbersome. We can’t duplicate a multimillion-document search on our website, but we have made a fast and efficient search for the approximately 7,500 documents that are related to Peter Mandelson. It’s much less complete than jmail, but has the advantage that it […]

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