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By: Sam Fowles

Dr Sam Fowles is a barrister specialising in public and constitutional law

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  • Will it work? VAT cuts for small businesses

    March 13, 2024

    Where Sam Fowles strips the politics from policies and asks if they solve the problem they’re supposed to. Today, raising the VAT threshold.

  • Lindsay Hoyle has a long history of caving to the powerful – now he must face the music

    February 28, 2024

    Lindsay Hoyle's intervention in the Gaza ceasefire debate last week has caused chaos, but the Speaker has a habit of bending to power, writes Sam Fowles

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