This is in the Guardian this afternoon: In a world where the cult of austerity and balanced budgets dominate politics, it would be all too
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Has everything changed in the NHS?
I have spent several hours discussing the NHS this weekend with someone who has known it quite well for more than a quarter of a
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Cameron, debt and misinformation
The Guardian reports this morning that: Britain will be on the “path to ruin” if Labour takes charge of the public finances, David Cameron will
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A new measure of inequality: house prices
As the FT reports this morning: The top 20 [parliamentary] seats by [house price] value, of which 11 are held by Conservative MPs, have property
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So much for freedom of speech
If last week was about anything it was about freedom of speech. I believe in freedom of speech. I admit, I think it is a
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A tax vision for 2015 and beyond – the practicalities
I have already written about the way in which I think the tax debate will develop from 2015 onwards, as the OECD BEPS process is
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Northern Ireland’s low corporation tax rate will not attract new business
The government has announced the Bill to grant Northern Ireland the right to set its own corporation tax rate. For those who want to reduce
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Transforming Finance – priorities for the next Parliament
A coalition of 11 civil society groups have published a statement today urging the next government to create a financial system that better serves society,
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The case for a Green New Deal is unanswerable
New research, reported by the Guardian this morning, has shown that if climate change is to be curtailed then most of the already identified fossil
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