If the tax rates on wealth and wealth increases were the same as those on income the UK might collect more than £170 billion of extra tax a year
Sunday, September 5th, 2021I wrote the blog post that follows this introduction in April 2020. I was anticipating the fact that there would be a furious debate when
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Positive Money and the Bank of England are completely wrong to support the idea of a central bank digital currency for the UK
Friday, September 3rd, 2021Positive Money has made an appeal asking that people support the idea of a Bank of England central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the UK.
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Sunak's 1% national insurance charge to fund the NHS is a deliberate, callous and unnecessary move to increase inequality and hardship in the UK
Friday, September 3rd, 2021There are widespread reports this morning that the Tories are planning at least a one per cent increase in national insurance to fund an increase
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A research agenda
Thursday, September 2nd, 2021It is slightly strange to be on a train this morning. I have hardly been on any since March 2020. It’s also strange to be
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What are tax havens used for?
Wednesday, September 1st, 2021In this, the second in a series of five videos on tax havens, I look at what tax havens are now used for. Because of
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What is the point of the Tories now? And why are they still in power?
Tuesday, August 31st, 2021What is the point of the Tories now? And why are they still in power? The party of business could not give a damn about
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The QuEST for a Green New Deal in the Guardian
Monday, August 30th, 2021My Green New Deal and Finance for the Future colleague Colin Hines has this letter in the Guardian: Andy Beckett is right to find some
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Why the last thing we’re going to need is interest rate rises
Friday, August 27th, 2021I have already mentioned this morning the concern that Danny Blanchflower and I share that so many economists appear incredibly keen that interest rates in the
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Gatwick airport plans to carry on as if the world is not burning all around us
Thursday, August 26th, 2021It was a touch depressing to read this in the FT today: Gatwick airport is to push ahead with expansion despite the hit to the
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