We don't need tax to fund the NHS, but we may increase taxes because we do
Thursday, October 11th, 2018Tax Justice UK has issued a new report this morning: As they say of it: The World We Want is a new report that sets out
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If anyone can get everything wrong at once then May can
Monday, October 1st, 2018It’s very hard to know what more Theresa May can get wrong. Until she starts digging, that is. And then she does it again. Take
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Those involved in tax debate need to get the basics right
Tuesday, September 4th, 2018Why did PWC want to sponsor this? In fairness, the report ends up saying hypothecation is not a panacea. But it does not dismiss it
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Labour really has to understand that hypothecated taxes undermine the very logic of its own political reason for being
Thursday, August 23rd, 2018The Guardian reports this morning that: Jeremy Corbyn is to propose a tax on big technology firms such as Facebook, Google and Netflix, to subsidise the BBC
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Offshore
Thursday, July 19th, 2018There are distractions this morning. I am offshore for a few days. That’s Bryher, in the Isles of Scilly. For the record, they opted into
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The role of the Bank of England - the debate continues
Wednesday, June 27th, 2018I wrote my blog on the objectives of economic policy and the role of the Bank of England within it yesterday for a reason. It
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There's nothing wrong with people wanting decent public services however "un-Conservative" the government thinks that is
Tuesday, June 26th, 2018I noted this on Politics Home this morning: A top Tory minister is set to blast Cabinet colleagues who are demanding more cash for their
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It really is time that people realised most government spending pays for itself
Monday, June 25th, 2018It is deeply depressing to see so much economically illiterate comment in the mainstream media. It’s even more depressing when it comes from those who
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Is an enlightened approach to migration possible?
Saturday, June 23rd, 2018I have worked with environmentalist and campaigner Colin Hines for the last fifteen years. He and John Christensen of the Tax Justice Network are the
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