Yvonne Evans
@yvonneevans.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Dundee interested in tax law, Scots trusts and succession and legal education.
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In case you missed Episode 2 of The Tax Conundrum on Radio 4 - where I explore what the UK could learn from other countries' tax systems - you can listen back here on BBC Sounds...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Tax Conundrum, Episode 2: The Possibilities
What can we learn about tax from other countries?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
In case you missed Episode 2 of The Tax Conundrum on Radio 4 - where I explore what the UK could learn from other countries' tax systems - you can listen back here on BBC Sounds...
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Don't forget to register for our joint fundraising regulation seminar with Turcan Connell on
📅 Tues 28th Oct 2025 @ 9.30am
📍 180 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5SG
Find out more about the session and how to register here: buff.ly/4ymVCJO
📅 Tues 28th Oct 2025 @ 9.30am
📍 180 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5SG
Find out more about the session and how to register here: buff.ly/4ymVCJO
October 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Don't forget to register for our joint fundraising regulation seminar with Turcan Connell on
📅 Tues 28th Oct 2025 @ 9.30am
📍 180 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5SG
Find out more about the session and how to register here: buff.ly/4ymVCJO
📅 Tues 28th Oct 2025 @ 9.30am
📍 180 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5SG
Find out more about the session and how to register here: buff.ly/4ymVCJO
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Join the Panel, Turcan Connell, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and the Fundraising Regulator for an engaging morning seminar on a range of fundraising topics.
Tues 28th Oct 2025 @ 9.30am
Turcan Connell, 180 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5SG
🔗 Register now to secure your spot! buff.ly/6lM69AV
Tues 28th Oct 2025 @ 9.30am
Turcan Connell, 180 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5SG
🔗 Register now to secure your spot! buff.ly/6lM69AV
September 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Join the Panel, Turcan Connell, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and the Fundraising Regulator for an engaging morning seminar on a range of fundraising topics.
Tues 28th Oct 2025 @ 9.30am
Turcan Connell, 180 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5SG
🔗 Register now to secure your spot! buff.ly/6lM69AV
Tues 28th Oct 2025 @ 9.30am
Turcan Connell, 180 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5SG
🔗 Register now to secure your spot! buff.ly/6lM69AV
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The Panel & the Fundraising Regulator are excited to bring you "Strictly Com-pliance: implementing a Principle-Based Code" @ #ScotConf.
Gain insight into the new Code of Fundraising Practice & try your hand at putting the new code into practice against real fundraising complaints.
buff.ly/CYqWXOk
Gain insight into the new Code of Fundraising Practice & try your hand at putting the new code into practice against real fundraising complaints.
buff.ly/CYqWXOk
September 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Panel & the Fundraising Regulator are excited to bring you "Strictly Com-pliance: implementing a Principle-Based Code" @ #ScotConf.
Gain insight into the new Code of Fundraising Practice & try your hand at putting the new code into practice against real fundraising complaints.
buff.ly/CYqWXOk
Gain insight into the new Code of Fundraising Practice & try your hand at putting the new code into practice against real fundraising complaints.
buff.ly/CYqWXOk
Anyone partaking in such devilry shall deserve the VAT consequences.
‘Hot, crispy and cheeky’: Scottish chippy deep-fries the M&S strawberry and cream sandwich
Staff say customers come into Hook and Catch in Bearsden near Glasgow just to try it and film their first bite
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Anyone partaking in such devilry shall deserve the VAT consequences.
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I think Tesco and M&S are doing everything in their power to break the person in HMRC who decides which food should incur VAT.
August 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I think Tesco and M&S are doing everything in their power to break the person in HMRC who decides which food should incur VAT.
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I’m going to post in this short 🧵 about gynae (anticipating a drop in followers, because we’re not allowed to talk about gynae).
But it’s important & could save lives, so here goes.
I’ve now received 6 blood transfusions because of a fibroid in my uterus. It was taking blood from my body & 1/
But it’s important & could save lives, so here goes.
I’ve now received 6 blood transfusions because of a fibroid in my uterus. It was taking blood from my body & 1/
July 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I’m going to post in this short 🧵 about gynae (anticipating a drop in followers, because we’re not allowed to talk about gynae).
But it’s important & could save lives, so here goes.
I’ve now received 6 blood transfusions because of a fibroid in my uterus. It was taking blood from my body & 1/
But it’s important & could save lives, so here goes.
I’ve now received 6 blood transfusions because of a fibroid in my uterus. It was taking blood from my body & 1/
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Congratulations to all our students graduating this year at @dundeeuni.bsky.social School of Life Sciences. Well done and well deserved awards. Looking forwards to celebrating tomorrow at the Caird Hall and on Campus
June 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Congratulations to all our students graduating this year at @dundeeuni.bsky.social School of Life Sciences. Well done and well deserved awards. Looking forwards to celebrating tomorrow at the Caird Hall and on Campus
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Lots being (rightly) highlighted about the financial mismanagement at Dundee University. But let’s not let this passage in the report slip through the net. This is far from a one-institution phenomenon in our sector that needs urgently addressing.
June 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Lots being (rightly) highlighted about the financial mismanagement at Dundee University. But let’s not let this passage in the report slip through the net. This is far from a one-institution phenomenon in our sector that needs urgently addressing.
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Lovely little piece about #SchoolTasking in the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland 🤩
lawscot.org.uk/members/jour...
lawscot.org.uk/members/jour...
Behind the scenes at Legal Taskmaster and the schooling of future Scottish solicitors
Primary children from Edinburgh and Dundee were put to the test by legal taskmasters in the fun-filled Scottish final of the School Tasking competition.
lawscot.org.uk
May 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Lovely little piece about #SchoolTasking in the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland 🤩
lawscot.org.uk/members/jour...
lawscot.org.uk/members/jour...
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Not the most important thing in today’s announcement but: uh?
Universities: “we have no cash left”
Government: “what about a new tax, would that help?”
Universities: “would people not object to paying that?”
Government: “oh no you’d be paying it”
(No doubt it depends on what reinvestment means…)
Universities: “we have no cash left”
Government: “what about a new tax, would that help?”
Universities: “would people not object to paying that?”
Government: “oh no you’d be paying it”
(No doubt it depends on what reinvestment means…)
May 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Not the most important thing in today’s announcement but: uh?
Universities: “we have no cash left”
Government: “what about a new tax, would that help?”
Universities: “would people not object to paying that?”
Government: “oh no you’d be paying it”
(No doubt it depends on what reinvestment means…)
Universities: “we have no cash left”
Government: “what about a new tax, would that help?”
Universities: “would people not object to paying that?”
Government: “oh no you’d be paying it”
(No doubt it depends on what reinvestment means…)
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Academics with an interest in the assessment process! A judicial review in Scotland raising an issue of discrimination in operation and examination of classes.
www.scotcourts.gov.uk
March 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Academics with an interest in the assessment process! A judicial review in Scotland raising an issue of discrimination in operation and examination of classes.
I’m teaching succession, so here’s my annual reminder that IKEA has a chopping board called “legitim”!
LEGITIM chopping board, white, 34x24 cm
LEGITIM chopping board, white, 34x24 cm
www.ikea.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I’m teaching succession, so here’s my annual reminder that IKEA has a chopping board called “legitim”!
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NEW: The increase in land and buildings transaction tax in the Scottish Budget is inconsistent with any sensible tax strategy.
Read Stuart Adam and David Phillips' new Scottish Budget 2025–26 report on Scottish tax policy and strategy: ifs.org.uk/publications...
Read Stuart Adam and David Phillips' new Scottish Budget 2025–26 report on Scottish tax policy and strategy: ifs.org.uk/publications...
February 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
NEW: The increase in land and buildings transaction tax in the Scottish Budget is inconsistent with any sensible tax strategy.
Read Stuart Adam and David Phillips' new Scottish Budget 2025–26 report on Scottish tax policy and strategy: ifs.org.uk/publications...
Read Stuart Adam and David Phillips' new Scottish Budget 2025–26 report on Scottish tax policy and strategy: ifs.org.uk/publications...
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Alexander Grant of McVitie's donated £100,000 (c. £5M in 2023) towards establishing the NLS by handing over a blank cheque to the committee to be filled in as it saw fit. He told his banker it was to be paid without question. A further £100,000 followed to fund construction of the building 🍪🏗️📚
Your National Library, powered by biscuits 🍪
The National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social is 100 years old this year. It is, I think, the only library in the world that was funded through biscuits (founding grant from Alexander Grant, who invented the McVities digestive biscuit).
January 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Alexander Grant of McVitie's donated £100,000 (c. £5M in 2023) towards establishing the NLS by handing over a blank cheque to the committee to be filled in as it saw fit. He told his banker it was to be paid without question. A further £100,000 followed to fund construction of the building 🍪🏗️📚
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We're recruiting for a new lectureship/assistant professorship in public policy @policyatkings.bsky.social - join us!
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/105308-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/105308-...
Lecturer in Public Policy
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We're recruiting for a new lectureship/assistant professorship in public policy @policyatkings.bsky.social - join us!
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/105308-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/105308-...
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Contributed to this @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social piece on wealth taxes:
"what is abundantly clear is that countries with higher total tax/GDP ratios...manage to sustain higher GDP per cap while accommodating more dynamic, productive and innovative private sectors"
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
"what is abundantly clear is that countries with higher total tax/GDP ratios...manage to sustain higher GDP per cap while accommodating more dynamic, productive and innovative private sectors"
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
SNP poised to draw up wealth tax plans to tackle incoming £8.8bn benefits bill
A Labour MP will table a bid at next month’s Scottish conference for the party to adopt a wealth tax policy
www.scotsman.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Contributed to this @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social piece on wealth taxes:
"what is abundantly clear is that countries with higher total tax/GDP ratios...manage to sustain higher GDP per cap while accommodating more dynamic, productive and innovative private sectors"
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
"what is abundantly clear is that countries with higher total tax/GDP ratios...manage to sustain higher GDP per cap while accommodating more dynamic, productive and innovative private sectors"
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
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The UK government consultation on copyright and AI where the rights and interests of creative people are merrily subrogated to tech companies to train artificial intelligence through data mining your creations is available now. If you are someone who writes, makes music, or art please respond
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
www.gov.uk
December 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM
The UK government consultation on copyright and AI where the rights and interests of creative people are merrily subrogated to tech companies to train artificial intelligence through data mining your creations is available now. If you are someone who writes, makes music, or art please respond
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🎄Advent day 11🎄
Today's morsel is this wonderful 1926 report of a Toronto lawyer, Charles Vance Miller, who willfully used his charitable bequest to annoy all sorts of people after his death (with a certain degree of panache, it has to be said...)
Today's morsel is this wonderful 1926 report of a Toronto lawyer, Charles Vance Miller, who willfully used his charitable bequest to annoy all sorts of people after his death (with a certain degree of panache, it has to be said...)
December 11, 2024 at 10:42 AM
🎄Advent day 11🎄
Today's morsel is this wonderful 1926 report of a Toronto lawyer, Charles Vance Miller, who willfully used his charitable bequest to annoy all sorts of people after his death (with a certain degree of panache, it has to be said...)
Today's morsel is this wonderful 1926 report of a Toronto lawyer, Charles Vance Miller, who willfully used his charitable bequest to annoy all sorts of people after his death (with a certain degree of panache, it has to be said...)
Raising basic and intermediate thresholds means the Scottish Government can still say that half of Scots pay less than they would in rUK (by about £20). Wait and see how far councils will push council tax. My comments from 16:13:
BBC Radio Scotland - Drivetime, 04/12/2024
Breaking down the days talking points with comment and opinion.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Raising basic and intermediate thresholds means the Scottish Government can still say that half of Scots pay less than they would in rUK (by about £20). Wait and see how far councils will push council tax. My comments from 16:13: