A few months ago, the Spanish anti-capitalist activist group flo6x8.com slipped into one of the offices of Banco Santander in Seville. Activists planted seven ‘transistors’
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There is an alternative to this complaining
As the FT notes: A tax lawyer this week called HMRC’s controversial plans to tax employees on income and benefits that have never been received
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The Library – RIP
How the right use government – to redistribute income upwards
There’s a first rate article by Dean Baker on the Real-World Economics Review Blog in which he argues: As we mark the 100th anniversary of
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Neoliberal tax specialists can’t have it both ways – it can’t be both not offshore and not onshore
Sometimes an article hits a nail on the head. George Monbiot did that with his article on the UK as a tax haven on Monday.
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What everyone needs
Bankers in Need
If you didn’t see this last night on Channel 4 then it’s well worth watching: Good to see that George Monbiot’s article had such impact.
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Lib Dems councillors object to discrimination against the poorest in England and Wales
Next Left, the blog of the Fabian Society has a really good blog this morning on how a great many Lib Dem council leaders are
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The last word on Project Merlin
I think there’s little more to say about Project Merlin – the failed attempt to rein in the banks. The FT says it all: The
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