I am pleased that Congress is continuing with its plans to impeach Trump. We knew where Trump was heading. It was always towards totalitarian fascism.
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What is modern monetary theory?
I did a talk last night on MMT for a wide range of Scottish people with shared environmental concerns. It struck me how little most
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The last thing Labour needs is another fiscal rule
The FT has reported this morning that Anneliese Dodds is to set out plans for Labour’s new economic strategy in a speech today. They note
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Were the tax cuts to big business and the well off worth the deaths we are now seeing from coronavirus?
I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: The crisis in the NHS is overwhelming this week. It has reminded me of conversations I had
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It’s a sad day when mainstream politicians have reached such depths of indifference to suffering
As the FT is reporting this morning, there is a growing demand from Tory MPs for the government to fix a date to end the
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We’ve got to move beyond political marketing that appeals to base instincts
Margaret Thatcher had many legacies, one of which was the creation of a new form of political marketing. The rise of the focus group is
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Is HMRC finally cracking down on big business tax abuse?
I noted this in the FT this morning, with interest: The UK tax authority has opened multiple criminal investigations after probing whether large companies are
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A tax justice story: Zambia and global tax dodging
I share this from Church Action of Tax Justice, with whom I have long cooperated: https://twitter.com/ChuActTaxJust/status/1347150995076222978 There is a link to take action. Please consider
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Question of the day: why are so many people now being denied political representation?
As far as I know I am not related to fellow Twitterer Sarah Murphy, but I am a big fan, because she asks questions like
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