The NHS can be properly funded. Anyone claiming otherwise is just not telling the truth
Monday, April 17th, 2023Government ministers claim that the country cannot afford a fair settlement for the NHS, teachers and other essential public sector workers. They would apparently prefer
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MMT and tax: an issue that needs to be addressed again
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023As those who follow, my Twitter account will be aware, I was involved in a spat with Warren Mosler and those who follow his ideas
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TLDR
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023For those not familiar with the term ‘TLDR’ it stands for ‘too long, didn’t read’. This was the subject of discussion over dinner in the
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The junior doctor’s pay dispute is existential
Monday, April 10th, 2023A four day junior doctor’s strike will start tomorrow. After a long holiday weekend tomorrow would usually be a day of excess demand in the
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Will the Tories bounce back?
Saturday, April 8th, 2023The Tories are apparently in relatively confident mood at present. They think Sunak is working well for them, even if the low bar for comparison
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Accountability is key
Thursday, April 6th, 2023I was not surprised to hear the news that the home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell had been searched by police yesterday. Nor was
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Bail out society and the planet, not just the banks
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023This blog post was written by my Finance for the Future and Green New Deal colleague Colin Hines and was first published on the Green
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The impact of inflation
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023The IMF published a paper yesterday highlighting some of the impacts of inflation. Some were totally predictable: It will be no surprise to anyone that
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Do we need an investment income surcharge to level the playing field in UK taxation?
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023I referred to the need to tax capital gains at higher rates yesterday if any party was serious about tackling inequality in the UK. This
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