Craig Mackinlay

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@cmackinlay

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough. Conservative. Former MP for South Thanet.
Chartered Accountant & Chartered Tax Adviser.

South Thanet craigmackinlay.com Joined September 2010

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Craig Mackinlay @cmackinlay 1d

Wait until they’re told it's overdrawn to the tune £3,000,000,000,000 (£3Tn) and they are on the hook to pay it off with increasing interest. Then there’s the £trillions of unfunded pension liabilities and hundreds of £billions in overdue infrastructure maintenance & repair.

I have a feeling they won't be too happy with the generations that came before.

Daniel Hannan Verified account @DanielJHannan 1d

Great. And how much have we got in that account?
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Craig Mackinlay @cmackinlay Nov 4

Proof from a @DefraGovUK source.
#EUReset means the return of the foul #Liveanimalexport trade out of #Ramsgate.
We all fought so hard to stop this cruel and unnecessary ‘trade’.
I wonder how @ThanetLab @LabourThanet will defend this?

Craig Mackinlay @cmackinlay Nov 3

Have I missed something over the years as to what #TradeUnions are for?

I thought they were there to improve the working lives and conditions of their members.

Silly me, they are now a campaigning organisation for more low-skilled migration which can only reduce salaries for their members and increase the cost of @DWPgovuk #Benefits to all #taxpayers

Craig Mackinlay @cmackinlay Oct 19

It would be helpful if @hmtreasury could come up with a cogent argument as to what #MTD is trying to achieve?
The fact that @HMRCgovuk does not provide free software to interface information that it alone demands is the second disgrace.
It needs to be scrapped.

Cut My Tax Verified account @CutMyTaxUK Oct 18

Almost half of all sole traders want HMRC's Making Tax Digital programme to be ditched, a Centre for Policy Studies survey has revealed.

44% want it scrapped entirely while 14% are prepared for it to go ahead with changes and a minuscule 10% are happy for it to proceed as planned. The Government and HMRC have totally failed to gain the confidence of the self-employed.

Forcing the self-employed to file five tax returns each year is an obvious idiocy and it is no wonder that they are upset.
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Craig Mackinlay @cmackinlay Oct 18

Excellent news. One of many great restaurants in #Ramsgate.
Well done Marc-Pierre. See you soon.

Isle of Thanet News @IsleThanetNews Oct 18

Marc-Pierre’s Kitchen becomes first restaurant in Ramsgate to be awarded two AA rosettes - theisleofthanetnews.com/2026/10/18/mar…
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