I have already reviewed 2020 from the perspective of Tax Research UK, but the wider perspective is worthy of comment, if only as the groundwork
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Is it asking too much to hope for a return to the common good?
My elder son and I were discussing politics over Christmas, as is our habit, and he accused me of being an idealist. That resonated with
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Paul Volcker and the courageous state
I doubted I would ever find much common ground with Paul Volcker, the perennial US economic adviser who I always associate with the influence of
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A courageous transition
I am spoke at an event in Brighton this afternoon. The wax organised by Andrew Simms of the New Weather Institute and in its words it
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Tax, advertising and mental health
I am not alone, I am sure, in thinking that Prince Harry did something of real value in talking about his own mental health issues
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Why more stuff doesn’t always make you happy: a little bit of theory
The Guardian reports this morning that: Most human misery can be blamed on failed relationships and physical and mental illness rather than money problems and
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Sweden is to give tax incentives for repairs: so should the UK
I was delighted to read in the Guardian last night that: The Swedish government is introducing tax breaks on repairs to everything from bicycles to
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How is Labour’s social movement going to transform neoliberalism when right now it’s not even near the issues
I noted this comment in the Observer yesterday from Emma Rees, a Momentum national organiser: For many, Labour might be the slightly nicer face of
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Recognising The Courageous State
I am going to offer another extract from my 2011 book The Courageous State. I do so without apology: what are clearly needed at present
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