The Bank of England has given the clearest indication that it can that interest rates will rise in the future. And it has done all
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The non-payment of tax is an abuse of human rights
It’s been argued on the blog this morning that: Taking an individual’s property infringes their human rights, and so any form of tax is depriving
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If you thought the battle for tax justice was over, think again. It’s hardly begun
I had a discussion yesterday afternoon with a friend on where we saw capitalism going. The answer was neither of us saw it going very
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Some recovery
The Resolution Foundation produced a new report yesterday entitled ‘The State of Living Standards’. This post is in no sense meant to be a review
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If we want more funding for the NHS putting VAT on private health care would raise £2 billion
The NHS has supposedly had its funding ring-fenced by the government. But we now know that’s not really true. Demand is rising and so are
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The bedroom tax was a disaster foretold, but that won’t stop the misery it’s causing
I opposed the bedroom tax from the outset. At its core is a logic that concepts such as ‘home’, ‘place’ and ‘community’ do not matter
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A quiet word to the trolls
Trolls have been out in force on the blog over the last week or so. Only a few of them, but they have been persistent,so
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Health and tax justice
I will be spending much of today with medical professionals. They're also activists. We'll be talking about health care and tax justice. In my opinion
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Almost 60% of large company CEOs want country-by-country reporting. So why can’t we have it, now?
As Christian Aid has noted today: The UK government is lagging behind business leaders in its support for corporate transparency, a new survey suggests. The survey,
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