I’m on You and Yours on Radio 4 at lunchtime discussing tax avoidance and abuse. Martin O’Neill is introducing the philosophy of tax, and tax
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David Cameron’s pitching his tent
From Philip Stephens in the FT this morning: Business leaders are “filling their boots”. Second-rate executives are “ripping off” shareholders and consumers. Hefty rewards for
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Pension funds: it’s time they were accountable to their members, so here’s how to do it
A commentator on this blog this morning has made an excellent point on pensions: It used to be the case that most employers’ pension schemes
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Labour has got places to turn to for the ideas it needs. It has only to go looking.
Jackie Ashley has written this morning on the high pay issue, and has noted that the moment Ed Miliband created a good idea the Tories tried to
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Why Cameron’s high pay plans have not a hope of working
I was amused (in a depressed sort of of way) to read the Observer’s headline yesterday saying: David Cameron to curb ‘fat cat’ pay with
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Even the FT recognises there’s a crisis in capitalism now
The FT has begun a new series on the crisis in capitalism. If you want evidence that the issue of the end game of neoliberalism
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Bevan’s Run – and the failed politics of NHS privatisation
Clive Peedell is Co-chair of the NHS Consultants’ Association and a member of the BMA Council and BMA Political board. He’s also a first rate campaigner
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At the core of the crisis for the elderly in this country is the greed of a few in the City of London
Ian Fraser is a journalist for whom I have a lot of time, and respect. I warmly endorse a blog he wrote this weekend on
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