It is easy to think of the economic crisis that we are facing as a purely domestic issue. It is not. As the FT notes
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If the financial crisis and Covid were important enough for governments to do whatever it takes and find the money, then surely the climate and ecology crises demand a similar response.
Carline Lucas MP, the UK’s sole Green MP, had an article in The Independent yesterday with this title: Caroline Lucas’ concern is that there is
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The future direction of tax justice
I noted my reasons for concern about the direction in which the tax justice movement is moving on this blog yesterday. I described the strategy
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Why I think the tax justice movement is irresponsible to promote the transfer of responsibility for international tax agreements from the OECD to the United Nations
I was, for reasons that are of no relevance here, asked in the last week to justify why I have described many organisations within the
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Climate quantitative easing is key to tackling climate change
Colin Hines and I are in The Guardian this morning: Our letter says: Rebecca Solnit’s inspiring long read (Ten ways to confront the climate crisis
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It’s time for civil society to engage with the OECD to deliver the global tax deal developing countries need
Very soon detailed negotiations on the OECD’s proposed new global corporation tax deal will recommence, with many issues still on the table for agreement. John
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The World Bank has confessed its failings. It doesn’t need to be scrapped for doing so
The World Bank issued this statement yesterday: The report from the lawyers who undertook the investigation for the World Bank to which that statement refers
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Afghanistan needs a functioning currency and tax system – and like it or not the West has to help it create both if a humanitarian disaster is to be avoided
It all comes down to money at some point. Astonishingly, the Taliban might be able to sweep across Afghanistan in days and take Kabul without
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We need a vaccination programme for the world and it is possible for countries like the UK to fund it from new taxation. The question is, will we?
I am expecting some modern monetary theory (MMT) directed criticism for having signed and posted the letter from a wide range of activists, practitioners and
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