The following is by Alex Cobham of Christian Aid and is reposted from the blog of the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development.
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I mentioned a recent economic forecast from Tory think tank Policy Exchange yesterday. It was gloomy and rightly so, if for all the wrong reasons.
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Tax Justice Network USA is seeking to appoint a director; Job Announcement: Executive Director, Tax Justice Network USA Location: Washington, D.C. Summary of Role: This
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Policy Exchange’s chief economist Andrew Lilico is a man I usually have little time for — not least because he seems to have such weird
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The prospect of a double dip recession — not just for the UK but across much of the world economy — seems to increase daily.
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The ConDem government sought to claim its policy of cuts was progressive when it was announced. First they lied to claim that, by including Labour’s
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The FT reports: John Bercow, the Commons Speaker, is being urged to stop ministers from rushing through legislation that will slash redundancy terms for civil
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The FT reports: Large activist pension funds are to launch a campaign to shake up underperforming US companies, using new rules due to be agreed
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As the Guardian notes: The public sector union Unison today said it would go to court to try to block the coalition government’s plans for
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