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The new Finance Bill published today introduces two new taxes, taking the total number of taxes introduced this century to 20. Apart from two one-off levies, none of these or any other taxes have been abolished over this period. The two new taxes in the new Finance Bill are: A Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT)… Read more »
A new ballistics study has revealed steel shot lethality is on a par with lead shot in ranges up to 50 yards. Commissioned by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Gun Trade Association (GTA), and undertaken at Cranfield University the study tested the theories behind moving two shot sizes larger when… Read more »
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The leader of the House of Lords is to look into allegations that four peers discussed taking payments to make amendments to legislation. According to the Sunday Times newspaper, the peers were prepared to accept payments of around £120,000 in order to push through amendments to bills in the Lords. Accepting financial rewards in exchange… Read more »
By Blaine Williams Ken Clarke’s recent return to the shadow cabinet has embarrassed the Conservative leadership after a report surfaced in which he called the party’s stance on Europe “a bit silly”. He also warned that president Obama would not want to work with Britain if it is run by a “right-wing nationalist”. The comments… Read more »
