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Children 'encouraged to snitch' on non-tax payers

The morality of paying taxes re-entered the public debate last week when MP David Gauke said paying tradesmen cash in hand was "immoral".

How does Britain's history inform our views on taxation today? Dr Angie Hobbs, Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of Warwick and Stephen Glover, columnist for the Daily Mail.


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