Chancellor doesn’t rule out raising gambling taxes after report said it could lift 500,000 children out of poverty | Politics News

Chancellor doesn’t rule out raising gambling taxes after report said it could lift 500,000 children out of poverty | Politics News

The chancellor has declined to rule out raising taxes on gambling after a thinktank said the move could raise Β£3.2bn for the public coffers and cover the cost of lifting 500,000 children out of poverty. According to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), hiking taxes on online casinos and slot machines could raise enough…

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We don’t have control of our borders, admits home secretary | Politics News

We don’t have control of our borders, admits home secretary | Politics News

The government does not currently have control of Britain’s borders, the home secretary will admit in a speech today. Shabana Mahmood is hosting counterparts from the Western Balkans and other European allies in London, and will demand greater international co-operation to tackle small boat crossings. Politics Hub: Follow latest updates The summit is designed to…

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‘Kokuho’ review: Betrayals, sex, envy β€” sounds like the theater world

‘Kokuho’ review: Betrayals, sex, envy β€” sounds like the theater world

Director Sang-il Lee sets his epic-scaled β€œKokuho” in the vivid world of kabuki theater, but it’s not just the movie’s milieu that distinguishes it. Spanning 50 years and running nearly three hours, β€œKokuho,” which has become Japan’s biggest live-action hit ever, evinces intensely mixed feelings about its two main characters’ quest for greatness. Kabuki is…

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