Sunak’s “£2000 Claim”. Was it the greatest lie ever told?
Rishi Sunak claimed on the ITV Leaders Debate that “Independent Treasury officials have costed Labour’s policies and they amount to a...
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Angela Rayner's CGT - An unnecessary saga?
There is still a great deal of confusion as to what the Capital Gains issue surrounding Angela Rayner is about – it is not as simple as...
Does Angela Rayner owe CGT?
I’m going to try to steer away from tittle tattle here and just explain what the Private Residence Relief (PRR) rules are, and what they...
What is the Common Reporting Standard? Is there really £570billion in offshore accounts?!
Following the successful prosecution of Bernie Ecclestone there has been some interest around offshore holdings and, in particular, the...
Let's talk about queues!
Politax Opinion. I’m more than happy for people to look into the queues at Dover and find out if it’s caused by Brexit and the stamping...
Was Brexit About Tax Avoidance?
Several years ago I published an article “Is Brexit Really About Tax Avoidance?”, and it’s probably about time to revisit the topic, in...
Does Rees-Mogg profit from the sale of abortion pills?
This one is true, or it used to be, but let’s look at the allegation of hypocrisy. There are a couple elements to the hypocrisy as I see...
Byline Times Fact Checked!
This article will be fairly short. I have written previously about the absurdity of finding individual investments with Somerset Capital...
No, Jacob Rees-Mogg's Cabinet role is not a plausible conflict of interest
Politax Guarantee Never in the history of political discourse has one man’s finances been subject to as many fabricated allegations as...
US Green Card. Does Rishi Sunak have a case to answer?
Complex areas of tax are low hanging fruit for conspiracy theorists, politicians and agenda driven journalists. Clearly it is important...
Can you trust Politax?
There is no mistaking this is a Brexit leaning, Conservative leaning blog. However, I value my reputation especially in relation to...
Why I voted to leave the EU
[This piece, in substance, was written in January 2019] A remain supporter has asked why I am pro-Brexit. Whether it was a genuine...
Has Jacob Rees-Mogg been insider dealing?
Politax Fact Guarantee Twitter has added to the ever increasing list of allegations of financial misdemeanours aimed at Jacob Rees-Mogg. ...
No, Rees-Mogg's new Brexit role is not a plausible conflict of interest.
Politax Guarantee Never in the history of political discourse has one man’s finances been subject to as many fabricated allegations as...
It doesn’t matter what year it is, God Save the Queen!
It is anachronistic, so we are told, to still have a Monarchy. It’s 2022 for goodness sake. In this, her Platinum Jubilee, is it time...
Rees-Mogg loans - Have Labour bagged the elephant?
Politax Guarantee So a journalist for the Mail on Sunday said that Jacob Rees-Mogg may have broken the rules by not declaring cheap...
Did Rees-Mogg stand to gain Billions from a no-deal Brexit? Lloyd Hardy debunked!
Politax Guarantee A previous Politax article addressed a conspiracy theory promulgated by Maureen Fitzsimmons (amongst others), and that...
What *could* the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement mean for UK Tax Avoidance Legislation?
Unfathomably the “Brexit was about tax avoidance” conspiracy theory continues. This article won’t stop the conspiracy theory continuing –...
Why doesn’t Jacob Rees-Mogg pay tax?
Politax Guarantee A common accusation is made on Twitter that Jacob Rees-Mogg doesn’t pay UK tax, which understandably causes some...
Rejoice, Brexiteers, Rejoice!
Last night was a seismic, irreversible, shift in British politics. The “Europe” question which has dogged the Conservative Party for...
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