Michael Meacher (who is speaking on the subject of the UK Corporate and Individual Tax and Financial Transparency Bill in the House of Commons as I write) had this letter published in the Guardian this morning: Despite the budget deficit not reducing over the last three years, the government has still not tackled the huge black
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A short film from 38 Degrees explaining what the government’s gagging law is all about and why it’s bad for democracy. Featuring 38 Degrees, Guido Fawkes, Friend of the Earth, Baston Legal & HOPE not hate. Maybe the first (and maybe the last) time Paul Staines has featured here.

For reasons beyond my control I have little time to follow the G20. Suffice to say it has done what was expected, and this is endorse the OECD Base Erosion and Profits Shifting programme announced in July, which has many problems still inherent in it. As Christian Aid has said this morning: G20 leaders’ decisions on
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Larry Elliott has noted in the Guardian this morning that 10-year gilts are edging towards a 3% interest rate and the pound is rising against the dollar and the euro. As he says: It is hard to believe, however, that the Bank is happy with this state of affairs. It still believes that a premature tightening
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Michael Meacher’s UK Corporate and Individual Tax and Financial Transparency Bill, which I wrote for him, has its second reading in parliament today (all being well). The Bill has the following objectives: Tackling multinational corporation opacity The Bill has broad ambitions. First it aims to tackle the opacity that exists in the affairs of multinational corporations, where
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