Reality Bites
22/08/2024
Labour have inherited appalling, expensive, long term problems but a broken record of blame doesn’t move anything forward. We know whose fault it is, we need to hear what you’re going to do about it.
A week in America | 15 March 2024
14/03/2024
This week, Martin filed his US tax return and noticed something curious happen to his in box and social media feeds… advice, lots of advice, all of it unwarranted.
A week in America | 26 January 2024
25/01/2024
This week Martin and millions of other Americans prepare to pay their taxes… some will be in for a nasty surprise…
Tax cuts or better services?
25/01/2024
Do people want tax cuts or better public services? That may be a big issue at the election, but perhaps not, as Jim explains in his blog. He also pays tribute to Tony Lloyd and reports on the choice of his successor in Rochdale.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | 28th November 2023
30/11/2023
The government gains temporary approval with tax cuts, but faces criticism from New Conservatives after latest immigration figures, marking a controversial political issue ahead of GE.
A week in America | 1 December 2022
01/12/2022
Martin looks at how tax raising powers are changing how and where America goes to work…
Sunak confirms that he has no plan
26/05/2022
The introduction of a windfall tax may offer some short-term relief for those hardest hit by energy price hikes – but it is no substitute for an economic strategy. Frank McKenna argues that Rishi Sunak and the government has no clue as how to manage the economy – and is the first Conservative administration to have an aversion to tax cuts.
A windfall tax is no substitute for a long-term plan
19/05/2022
The chancellor needs a long term economic strategy – not short-term gimmicks – to get the country’s economy working again, according to DIB boss Frank McKenna.
Time to rethink tax hikes and net zero targets?
10/03/2022
The idea of a tax hike and ambitious net zero targets may have looked attractive post-COVID and pre-Christmas. But with the cost of living crisis biting hard, inflation running amok, and Vladimir Putin throwing the world into crisis, Frank McKenna is urging the government to rethink its plans.
Is our Government Conservative?
17/02/2022
In his latest blog, Frank McKenna asks: When is the government going to get a Conservative Leader?
Tax relief specialist secures £15.7m for UK businesses in 2021
11/02/2022
Tax relief specialist Access2Funding helped UK SMEs claim back a significant £15.7million in R&D tax credits last year.
McKenna Backs Metro Mayor Tax Raising Plan
18/01/2019
Liverpool Business leader Frank McKenna has supported plans by Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram to raise a precept in order to deliver his policy priorities over the next twelve months.