How Orwell’s classic novel foreshadowed HMRC’s current behaviour
KEY POINTS
- Offer of a contractual disclosure facility contract.
- Blurring of tax avoidance and tax evasion.
- Security issues and the agent priority line.
- Is naming tax frauds equitable treatment?
- Politicians make political points rather than reasoned conclusions.
It was a bright cold day in December and the office clocks were striking 13. I frowned and made a note to contact the landlord again; honestly he can’t even get the clocks running right. I opened my Christmas present from the senior partner: a copy of 1984.
A quick skim reminded me of what a chilling tale it was; thank goodness it could never happen. Full of the joys of Christmas I relaxed and may have dozed slightly at my desk.
I awoke suddenly faced by the poster...
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