The Daffernomics Podcast

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Martin Gibbs, Brian Jukes and the Dafferns team

12 episodes

4 days ago

The UK economy's Black Hole is apparently back to £40 billion and the Chancellor is coming back for a second bite at the apple. Will Rachel Reeves rip off the proverbial plaster and break Labour's manifesto pledge not to increase income tax or even Vat? Martin Gibbs and Dafferns' tax guru Brian Jukes are joined by Dafferns' new Corporate Tax Partner Mark Brayshaw to muse over possible tax changes in the upcoming Budget on 26 November. Dafferns is a full service, independent UK accounting fi...

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Episodes (12/12)

The Daffernomics Podcast

More tax rises? Looking ahead to the November 2025 Budget

4 days ago

27 minutes

The Daffernomics Podcast

Boosting your performance and planning for growth in 2026 - Sept 2025 BLG

In this episode Martin Gibbs, an accountant, is again joined by Simon Cossey, a business development specialist, bringing two very different perspectives on business strategic planning, reflecting on the September 2025 Dafferns BusinessLeader Group. Dafferns Business Leader Group (BLG) is a quarterly forum for business leaders to share ideas, develop new strategies, learn new leadership skills and solve challenges in a collaborative environment. Trends, Leadership and Performance Back in Febr...

1 month ago

32 minutes

The Daffernomics Podcast

From Brexit to AI: Reflecting on our first 10 years with AGN International

From Brexit to AI, Cowboy Boots and Sushi, we reflect on Dafferns’ first 10 years with AGN International and The end of an era for Martin Martin Gibbs and Brian Jukes reflect on 10 years of Dafferns Chartered Accountants' membership with AGN International, coinciding with Martin's retirement after 26 years as a partner. How joining an international association of 200 member firms across nearly 100 countries transformed Dafferns and broadened our perspectives. • From our first AGN conference i...

4 months ago

28 minutes

The Daffernomics Podcast

Mastering the art of Influential Leadership - May 2025 BLG

In this episode accountant, Martin Gibbs is again joined by Simon Cossey, a business development specialist - bringing two different perspectives on business strategic planning. Martin and Simon are the hosts of the Dafferns Business Leader Group (BLG), a quarterly forum for business leaders to share ideas, develop new strategies, learn new leadership skills and solve challenges in a collaborative environment. The May 2025 BLG centred on the the art of being an Influential Business Leader and...

4 months ago

27 minutes

The Daffernomics Podcast

The Daffernomics Podcast Episode 8: Getting Wylde about ESG with Dr Denise Taylor

In this episode, Dafferns partners Martin Gibbs and Brian Jukes are joined by a special guest, Dr Denise Taylor of Wylde Connections to discuss ESG (environmental, social and governance) and Sustainability for small and medium sized UK companies. ESG reporting is at the centre of the UK’s drive towards net zero, with the disclosure of environmental, social and corporate governance data, shedding light on a company’s activities. Why ESG matters to your business, your tea, suppliers and custome...

5 months ago

30 minutes

The Daffernomics Podcast

The Daffernomics Podcast Episode 7: The Spring Statement and many more interesting things

Martin Gibbs is joined by Brian Jukes and Karen Keeling to mull over the underwhelming event that the Spring Statement proved to be - 35 minutes of his life Brian is never getting back! Much more interesting however are our further reflections on the impact of the October 2024 Budget and big tax changes about to come into effect, along with some suggestions from us on what the government could do to fix the UK economy and we try to clarify some of the ongoing confusion between tax evasion and...

7 months ago

17 minutes

The Daffernomics Podcast

The Daffernomics Podcast Episode 6: Where to start with strategic business planning in 2025

In this episode, Dafferns partner and accountant Martin Gibbs is joined by Simon Cossey, definitely not an accountant, but a business development specialist - bringing two different perspectives on business strategic planning. Martin and Simon are the new hosts of the Dafferns Business Leader Group (BLG), a quarterly forum for business leaders to share ideas, develop new strategies, learn new leadership skills and solve challenges in a collaborative environment. The February 2025 BLG centred ...

8 months ago

29 minutes

The Daffernomics Podcast

The Daffernomics Podcast Episode 5: The state of the world in January 2025

Martin Gibbs, Brian Jukes and Karen Keeling reflect on the state of the world in January 2025. Reflecting on the October 2024 Budget and how it was way worse than we first thought.... with big impacts on Agricultural Property Relief, Pensions and Inheritance Tax, a huge increase in employer's national insurance and the impact on confidence and the UK economyFollowing up on our hugely successful episode 3 last year on ESG, we take a look the current state of ESG (Environmental, Social and Gove...

9 months ago

25 minutes

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The Daffernomics Podcast Episode 4: Our review of the October 2024 Budget

The long awaited and much speculated on first Budget of the new Labour government has finally been brought into the light. Relief is our overriding emotion – on two levels – firstly to get it out of the way and secondly the sense that it wasn’t as bad as we were all fearing. No "rabbits produced from hats" unfortunately, but quite a few "toads from holes". In episode 4 of The Daffernomics Podcast, recorded on the afternoon of the Budget on 30 October 2024, Martin Gibbs, Brian Jukes, an...

1 year ago

25 minutes

The Daffernomics Podcast

The Daffernomics Podcast Episode 3: Everything about ESG

In episode 3 of The Daffernomics Podcast, Martin Gibbs and Brian Jukes give their take on the world of ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance, the future heart of UK corporate reporting in the UK's drive to net zero. What is ESG?How will this impact your #SME business and when?What can and should you be doing now to prepare?What resources and diagnostics are available to help you now?https://dafferns.com/diagnostic/esg-diagnostic/ The free Dafferns ESG diagnostic https:/...

1 year ago

17 minutes

The Daffernomics Podcast

The Daffernomics Podcast Episode 2: Our review of the March 2024 Budget

No rabbits, no hats and few jokes from the Chuckle Brother of decline. Brian Jukes was not impressed, in fact he was irritated..... In episode 2 of The Daffernomics Podcast, Martin Gibbs, Brian Jukes, Emily Ball-Goldfinch and Scott Whitmore pick over the bones of what might prove to be the last Budget before the General Election. Once again the headline from this Budget was leaked in advance as Jeremy Hunt cut Employees' National Insurance by a further 2% from April 2024, matching a pr...

1 year ago

14 minutes

The Daffernomics Podcast

Daffernomics Episode 1: Looking back to The March 2023 Budget

Ahead of the March 2024 Budget, in episode 1 of the Daffernomics Podcast, we go back to this time last year with our review of the March 2023 UK Budget. Martin Gibbs, Brian Jukes and Keely Hughes of Dafferns Chartered Accountants give their take on the March 2023 Budget, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt attempted to bring the UK out of recession, rebuild the economy and reduce the national debt. This was a Budget that clearly attempted to tackle the most significant issues affecting the UK economy...

1 year ago

9 minutes