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May 31, 2018 | Comment

An independent (financial adviser’s) view

I’ve long thought that the packaging industry is rife for innovation; if you have any design-oriented kids, they could make a killing. This was confirmed  when I cut my thumb opening a can of dog food, major health and safety problem. Have you tried to get a plaster out of its highly complex pack when you have only one (left) hand available? Can’t be an uncommon problem. And the rubbish way to reseal the cereal box I then went to has not changed since I was five. All crazy, when we can send men to the moon and cross the Atlantic in 3 hours! Oh, no, wait a minute…

“Rachel Reeves may be forced to raise taxes”

“Rachel Reeves may be forced to raise taxes”

Why did she/they (in the old sense) think that tinkering around with IHT and CGT would be enough to sort out the NHS; and the potholes; and…and the list goes on. My guess is  that they asked the Treasury for a list of anything not involving income tax that they could get away with lightly, although they should already have learned from the winter fuel stuff that all publicity is not good publicity.