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When will they learn that austerity is causing our deficit?
I would be amused at reaction to the news that George Osborne is going to miss his borrowing targets, yet again, as became obvious this
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George Osborne’s tax summaries encourage anti-welfare views
A year or so ago I wrote the most successful ever post in this blog’s history. I simply rewrote the government’s first tax summary. The
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High praise for the Joy of Tax
Marcus Chown (who I have never met, but who I follow on Twitter) has written a review of The Joy of Tax in the Times
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Why are tax justice campaigners being denied visas to visit the UK?
The Independent reports this morning that: Campaigners, journalists and academics from around the world are being refused permission to enter the UK to speak at
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Take note from the USA: markets can’t deliver healthcare for all
I do worry about the junior doctors’ strike. I don’t worry that it is the right thing for them to do. It is. And I
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Music for the economy of 2015: A town called Malice
The unseen villain in the HBOS piece
I have already mentioned the cover up at HBOS. There is, however, a villain in the piece who the Guardian have correctly identified Andrew Tyrie
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The real story of HBOS
We all knew the story of HBOS before yesterday’s report. Senior management ran a bank recklessly for its own gain. That’s it. One sentence summarises
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