Nicholas Mairs

Government prisoner legal aid cuts judged ‘unlawful’ by Court of Appeal
11 Apr 2017 Government Tax Profession
Government prisoner legal aid cuts judged ‘unlawful’ by Court of Appeal

Rules introduced by ministers to stop legal aid being granted to prisoners in certain situations have been deemed unlawful by the Court of Appeal
Brexit will take longer than two years, says former FCO perm sec
28 Mar 2017 Brexit
Brexit will take longer than two years, says former FCO perm sec

The process to take Britain out of the European Union is likely to go beyond the 2019 deadline, according to former Foreign Office chief Simon Fraser.
Treasury has 'no clear strategy' for tax system, say experts
03 Oct 2016 Economics
Treasury has "no clear strategy" for tax system, say experts

The Institute for Fiscal Studies, the Institute for Government, and the Chartered Institute of Taxation say the UK's tax system suffers from "too little sense of direction, consultation or evaluation"