I posted this video on YouTube this morning: This is the transcript: Taxes should be fair. I think that’s obvious. Well, it should be to
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Without providing safe routes for potential refugees Keir Starmer has no way of stopping the boats
I watched Keir Starmer talking on a news bulletin last night and heard him say, in words that echo those of Rishi Sunak, that we
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The Taxing Wealth Report 2024 and modern monetary theory – again
I had a Twitter direct mail message from a quite well-known person a few days ago, asking two questions about the Taxing Wealth Report 2024.
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Who are the wealthy?
I posted this video on YouTube this morning: This is the transcript: Who are the wealthy? That’s a really important question, especially when I’ve written
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Why are politicians obsessing about debt?
The Office for National Statistics has produced new figures for the national finances for March 2024 this morning. In their release, they say: Borrowing in
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Capital gains tax on houses – again
I returned to the subject of capital gains tax on people’s homes yesterday, knowing well that of all the proposals I made in the Taxing
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As disasters go, the Rwanda Bill knows almost no limits.
The Lords gave in to the Commons on the Safety of Rwanda Bill last night, as ultimately they must. Democracy is sovereign and if those
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Subverting democracy
As the Guardian notes this morning: Thousands of voters in the May local elections are at risk of being disenfranchised because of “cynical” rule changes
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The working day
There is a rumour, much-beloved of the right wing trolls who frequent this blog a lot more often at present than the comments section might
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