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We have to hope that the Fed, Bank of England and ECB continue to believe in fiscal support and low-interest rates. The alternative is an economic disaster.Â
Martin Wolf weighed in on the inflation debate in the FT yesterday. Having had his customary dig at modern monetary theory, on which it seems
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Scotland needs a new tax system
As The National newspaper in Scotland reports this morning: IN the fifth Scottish Independence Convention Transition Paper — Tax Policy For An Independent Scotland —
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We need to tax millionaires more
The Guardian has reported this morning that: A group calling themselves the Patriotic Millionaires have gathered outside the homes Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man,
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Why are we suffering a bout of inflation speculation? Because the hedge funds are profiting from it. That’s why.
The FT has launched a new email alert on hedge funds and markets today. In the launch mail it said this: Last week was a
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The Tories are undermining our tax system to further their aim of undermining the state
The Tories have some very strange relationships with tax given that it is tax that permits their exercise of power, which is much of what
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What is Labour about?
There are times when it is apparent why the Tories win elections and Labour do not. The Tories want to win. It’s not always clear
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Covid’s existential question is do we want to survive?
I have just posted this thread on Twitter: The government is denying it, but the scientists are seemingly quite sure about the fact that we
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A green recovery bond will enable the government to fund its climate pledges
I am a co-author of this letter in The Guardian today: Caroline Lucas MP, Clive Lewis MP, Colin Hines and Richard Murphy call on Rishi Sunak to unveil
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