Ever since I wrote my book ‘The Joy of Tax’, I have argued that there are six reasons to tax, none of which have anything
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GERS day – which measures London’s neoliberal extraction from Scotland
I made this video for The National yesterday: Colonialism is alive and well, and living in Westminster’s extraction of value from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
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The wealthy do not flee because of tax
I missed this in the Financial Times from 30 July: The number of “non-doms” [in the UK] dropped by less than 1 per cent immediately
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Infographic: The Finance Curse
To support this morning’s podcast, I have written this infographic: How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and Plus (+) on
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The Finance Curse: Is the City making Britain poorer?
For decades we have been told that Britain’s prosperity depends upon the success of the City of London. Politicians celebrate financial services, economists praise the
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Understanding economics: a new video series
I mentioned a few days ago that I was planning a video series that would, over time, provide an introduction to many of the key
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Infographic: Tax gaslighting
To finish the gaslighting series (for now): How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and Plus (+) on your keyboard, your
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Infographic: Political gaslighting
I published an infographic on economic gaslighting yesterday. This seems like the obvious follow-up: How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command
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Infographic: Economic Gaslighting
This is the first in a short new series of infographics: How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and Plus (+)
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