“Gavin Williamson: ‘I was tried by kangaroo court – then sacked'”

May 1, 2019 | Government

An independent (financial adviser’s) view

If you’ve worked for a big company, you’ll know that most managers (except you, if you’re a manager in a big company and my client) have the people-management skills of a newt. And it often gets worse higher up the corporate food chain. Bang-to-rights or not, the manner of our Minister for War’s sacking would land any other incompetent MD in front of several tribunals and  a roasting in front of the Chairman. In this case, that’s Her Maj; so I think Mrs May has more to fear from the apparently well-connected Mr Gavin Williamson. Remember Geoffrey Howe (kids etc.)?

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“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.