My old friend, Prem (Lord) Sikka said this in the House of Lords yesterday when discussing the Autumn Statement. I think the whole section of
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If we are to save human life on earth we need to tax the wealthy a great deal more
As George Monbiot asks in the Guardian this morning: Why are billionaires blocking action to save the planet? It’s obscene that the super-rich can criminalise
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Why is the OECD so sure that interest rates need to stay high?
As the FT reported last night: The OECD today delivered a gloomy outlook for the global economy, highlighting sticky inflation, a softening of growth, slower
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Reforming the conditions attached to pension tax relief could release £35 billion a year for investment in a UK Green New Deal
I have this morning published the latest note in my series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. This latest note refers to a
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Labour is not unassailable
Amongst the many false assumptions that Labour is working on would seem to be the one that suggests that it will sweep back to office
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What those at COP28 really think
Are we really going to let elderly people living in poverty lose the fight to stay alive against the odds imposed on them?
As Inside Housing has reported: A new report published by the National Housing Federation (NHF) has today laid bare the stark economic and social reality
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Professionals engaged in our public services want minumum service levels and know that it is austerity that is preventing their delivery
I was intrigued by an article in School Week that was out yesterday. Asd they noted: School leaders have slammed the government’s “sham” anti-strike consultation
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The message of the morning is clear: our political leadership is out of touch with people
The overwhelming feeling generated by this morning’s news is that our political leaders are massively out of tune with the people of the UK as
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