I thought I might share this press release, from Christian Aid, out this morning: Today’s revelations that British Virgin Islands companies helped Russian mobsters launder tens
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Tackling the intergenerational crisis requires fundamental economic reform and not just some taxes on wealth
Intergenerational justice is in the news this morning, and rightly so. As the Observer notes, The Resolution Foundation has a report coming soon on the
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The government does not spend taxpayers’ money: that clears the government’s debt to the Bank of England
A reader of this blog, who I do not think I have met, secured the following Freedom of Information answer from HM Revenue this week:
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A balanced budget and low growth was inevitable and not a matter of chance
The Guardian reported earlier this week that: Britain’s budget deficit has dropped to the lowest level since before the financial crisis, laying the ground for Philip Hammond to
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Jersey has no chance of opposing a UK imposed register of beneficial ownership
The Jersey Evening Post, ever the faithful mouthpiece for the Jersey establishment, yesterday noted both the planned amendment to U.K. legislation that will impose new
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It must be hard to know that you’re facilitating crime, corruption, inequality, exploitation, the undermining of democracy and the destruction of fair markets
I noted yesterday that it is quite likely that parliament will next week vote to impose transparency on the UK’s tax havens. Enough Tory MPs appear
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Embedded in most universities is a profoundly anti-intellectual department dedicated to maintaining the exploitative status quo
The Guardian Long Read is well worth your attention today. It is entitled: Why we should bulldoze the business school And is subtitled: There are
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Brexit and music: Howard Goodall’s must read article
My attention was drawn yesterday to a fabulous blog by the composer, conductor and musician, Howard Goodall which discusses Brexit and music. As he began:
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Tax in 2027: a personal view
I spoke at an event in Cambridge last night. This was billed as: Richard Murphy presents his personal, positive vision – and then leads discussion
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