Myth of the day: Bank of England independence
Monday, June 22nd, 2020Paul Harman has done another take on one of my Mythbusters:
Constructive work
Friday, June 19th, 2020I liked this Tweet to which my attention was drawn this morning: That is so true. And on that score, might I apologise for some
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Mythbuster: The UK national debt is heading for 100% of GDP
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020Myth The UK national debt is heading for 100% of GDP, which measures our total national income. Reply This is simply not true. The government
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Mythbuster : The government has to balance its budget
Sunday, May 31st, 2020Myth The government has to balance its budget. Replies Reply 1 A government has to deliver full employment at a living wage in a sustainable
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Mythbuster: We can't afford the interest on the national debt
Saturday, May 30th, 2020Myth We can’t afford the interest on all the money the government it is borrowing. We’ll never afford anything else if we borrow at this
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Mythbuster: We have to repay the national debt
Friday, May 29th, 2020The myth We have to repay the national debt. Reply The reply – 1 We never have! It’s been rising almost constantly since it began.
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Mythbusters: there's been no corporate tax cut in the UK
Wednesday, May 27th, 2020The myth Dan Neidle is a corporate tax lawyer. I am told he tweeted this today (I can’t tell, because he’s blocked me): So the
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Tax and coronavirus: a tax justice perspective
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020Not everyone here is going to agree with everything said in this blog from Nick Shaxson at the Tax Justice Network, but Nick and John
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Tax doesn't harm growth
Sunday, August 23rd, 2015I have borrowed the following italicised text from the Tax Justice Network blog, because it’s well worth sharing, as is the rest of the blog
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