The UK could recover economically - but only if we change our systems of national accounting and our fixation with low taxation
Monday, September 4th, 2023I have already discussed the failure of the UK to invest this morning. The FT highlights another aspect of this today. Having noted our rather
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Myths about taxing wealth and high earners
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023I got to the point yesterday in my work on wealth taxes where I could feel fairly confident that I had identified all the changes
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The economic truths that seem to have passed Labour by
Monday, August 28th, 2023I commented yesterday on LBC on Rachel Reeves telling the Sunday Telegraph that she has no plans to increase taxes on the wealthiest people in
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Neoclassical economists are the last people to listen to on climate change
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023I read this post by my Green New Deal colleague, and friend, Ann Pettifor, yesterday, and with her permission, I share it here because it
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The Bank of England is getting a terrible reputation for its inability to read data
Friday, August 18th, 2023The ONS released data on Uk company profitability yesterday about which they noted: The profitability of private non-financial corporations (PNFCs) grew by 0.1 percentage points
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Protest is our purpose now
Monday, August 14th, 2023It is the ‘silly season’ when serious political debate almost ceases, the Mail prints stupid stories about Welsh people trying to get NHS treatment in
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Banks are deeply misunderstood, including by bankers and, most especially, it would seem, by the FT
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023There is a very telling article in the FT this morning that was posted in reaction to Itay’s new windfall tax on bank profits. This
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Land value taxation is a non-starter when it comes to serious tax reform
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023A commentator going by the name of Joe Polito has posted on the blog this morning suggesting that a desirable tax reform would be to
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What are we doing to people, all in the name of false economic policy?
Friday, August 4th, 2023As a regular Wilko customer who has long been a fan of its no-nonsense approach and who has appreciated its significant presence in my fairly
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