“Stockpiles of food, medicine and blood will be built up if no deal Brexit becomes likely, ministers reveal”

Jul 26, 2018 | Brexit

An independent (financial adviser’s) view

Many who voted Leave will, of course, still have their old ration books so I’m sure they’ll be OK. For the rest of us, sounds as if ‘no deal’ will be like being fired from one of those big banks in the City. Clear your desk, hand in your pass and be shown out of the building by the security guards…

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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.