by Mike Lewis | Oct 7, 2026
Britain is haemorrhaging billionaires, we’re told. Nearly every week brings a news report that the government’s tax plans are driving another member of the Rich List to pack up for foreign shores. The latest is the raft of media stories last weekend that...
by Mike Lewis | Sep 23, 2026
Two weeks ago the leader of the Opposition told Parliament that On Monday, Chris Rokos, Britain’s third biggest taxpayer, announced that he was leaving the country. That is £330 million of taxes walking out the door because of this Labour Government – every...
by Mike Lewis | Aug 13, 2026
Tackling the tax gap is back in vogue. (If it ever went out of style). Boosting tax revenues without raising taxes is appealing to any government, but especially to one that has big new plans but has inherited strict fiscal rules. Day 3 of the Burnham administration...
by Mike Lewis | Jun 26, 2026
The small business tax gap is, on the face of it, the biggest and most urgent problem for UK tax administration. According to HMRC’s figures, an astonishing £36.7 billion of due taxes went unpaid in 2024/25 by small businesses (those with turnovers under £10...
by Mike Lewis | Jun 23, 2026
You might be forgiven for thinking that it was a good news story. Today HMRC released its ‘tax gap’ figures — its detailed estimates of the amount of due taxes that have gone unpaid thanks to error, carelessness, avoidance, evasion and fraud. The tax gap is a...
