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Judith Freedman
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Tax academic, writer and editor, grandmother of 5.
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And my other post from this week on the big risks lurking in the budget small print. (Several Treasury folk have got in touch to say they're worrying about similar things...)

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New post out:

"Survival - for now"

The five big risks hidden in the budget. And why the government has missed an opportunity to take control of its own destiny.

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Survival - for now
Five big risks hidden in the budget
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November 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Shall we see new branches of estate agents doing specialist valuations?
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Would be interesting to separate out NICs and income tax
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
That doesn't sound like fun. Hope they sort it soon.
November 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Oh know- hope you are not too cold and have charged everything up!
November 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
No I don’t think I shall take you as a usual case!
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Interesting but I am not convinced about sensitivity to precise rates. You won’t pay NICs as a pensioner but i doubt most people have a clue what they pay- other than overall, once a year. so the plan to increase income tax and reduce NICs should have worked well for majority.
November 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I would if I understood it!
October 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Shall I sell them both to the highest bidder?
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Totally agree carrying on is not for everyone and I was ready to relinquish my full time post to a younger person, but organisations that make it difficult to carry on in some capacity miss out and being patronised is especially annoying! Provision obviously needed for those who can’t continue.
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Intend!
October 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Don’t want to blow my own trumpet but this might be useful samf.substack.com/p/tax-policy...
If not, please let me know what you would like me to write about- would genuinely like to know.
Tax Policy: Breaking the Impasse
We have an extra bonus guest post this week from a very special guest.
samf.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Perhaps the plan is for it to be invalid?
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Whatever the market will bear I expect - but they do that anyway.
October 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM