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Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me
Will VAT reforms really make a difference to privately educated kids? Or will it just compound the divide between public and state schools
Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch
The manifesto comes as the Conservative Party led by Rishi Sunak stands on the brink of electoral wipeout
Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge divides voters![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge divides voters
The Conservatives have announced plans meaning that a pensioner’s tax-free allowance would rise with the triple lock, so fewer elderly people have to pay tax on the income they receive from the state and above
National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters
National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters
All of Keir Starmer’s U-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools
All of Keir Starmer’s U-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools
DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say
Yes, National Insurance cuts have taken effect – but it doesn’t mean lower earners are better off![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Yes, National Insurance cuts have taken effect – but it doesn’t mean lower earners are better off
Jeremy Hunt’s decision to ignore homelessness emergency in Spring Budget is dangerous![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Jeremy Hunt’s decision to ignore homelessness emergency in Spring Budget is dangerous
Letters: Our 20-year tax fight with HMRC made us ill![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Letters: Our 20-year tax fight with HMRC made us ill
Wealth of world’s five richest men doubles as five billion people get poorer: ‘It’s not democratic’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Wealth of world’s five richest men doubles as five billion people get poorer: ‘It’s not democratic’
Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?
Rishi Sunak claims he’s going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here’s why it’ll backfire badly![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Rishi Sunak claims he’s going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here’s why it’ll backfire badly
Rishi Sunak is overseeing biggest tax rises since Second World War, IFS think tank finds![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Rishi Sunak is overseeing biggest tax rises since Second World War, IFS think tank finds
Could increasing taxes on airlines pay for the UK’s green transition? ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Could increasing taxes on airlines pay for the UK’s green transition?
When it comes to public spending, Labour and the Tories are two sides of the same coin![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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When it comes to public spending, Labour and the Tories are two sides of the same coin
The Sunday Times Rich List is back. Is it time for a wealth tax?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The Sunday Times Rich List is back. Is it time for a wealth tax?
Tax secrets the wealthy don’t want you to know, like how to get richer by buying a yacht!![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Tax secrets the wealthy don’t want you to know, like how to get richer by buying a yacht!
These millionaires want to be taxed more. Here’s why![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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These millionaires want to be taxed more. Here’s why
Get your tax straight: two readers discuss the economy![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Get your tax straight: two readers discuss the economy
What does Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement mean for me?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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What does Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement mean for me?
Kwasi Kwarteng remains tight-lipped over how huge tax cuts will be funded![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Kwasi Kwarteng remains tight-lipped over how huge tax cuts will be funded
Cutting income tax would be an ‘incredibly inefficient’ way of dealing with the cost of living crisis![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Cutting income tax would be an ‘incredibly inefficient’ way of dealing with the cost of living crisis
At least £32bn of tax went unpaid last year amid cost of living crisis![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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At least £32bn of tax went unpaid last year amid cost of living crisis
15 ways Rishi Sunak hiked tax while his family avoided it![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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