Latvia

Cameron praises flat taxes – but are they fair?

David Cameron has been praising the Latvian tax system, calling it ‘attractive-sounding’ during a speech at the Northern Future Forum Conference in Riga. But one study by the IFS, looking at four plausible and revenue neutral flat tax scenarios, found two main reasons why flat taxes might not be as attractive as they sound.

Never mind Latvian gay rights, what about Iraq’s record?

The UK has a terrible record with case-after-case of people fleeing torture, arrest, ‘honour’ killing and the like needing campaigning and years of expensive legal effort to force the Home Office to grant them sanctuary.