I have already mentioned this morning the capacity that the government and/or the Bank of England have to help mess up the economy this winter,
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Is there a need for a new, more moderate, campaign for climate reform?
Rupert Read is assistant-professor of philosophy at the University of East Anglia. In the context of this blog he’s better known as a leading green
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It’s time to celebrate a global tax deal that delivers much for tax justice – and to now move on to other more pressing tax issues that need more attention now
The OECD global tax deal has been signed by 140 countries and jurisdictions. Some are claiming it represents a sell-out by the OECD and a
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Giving tax relief for green savings makes complete sense – especially if the tax relief on other forms of saving is withdrawn
Amongst the papers put out by the IMF in advance of this autumn’s general meeting was this one: It said: The world’s $50 trillion investment
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The Bank of England is moving towards inflation pessimism. The IMF says they are wrong. Only one can be right, and I very much doubt it’s the Bank.
As the FT has reported this morning: High levels of UK inflation could persist for longer than expected, the Bank of England’s new chief economist
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Populism is now driving the onshoring of tax havens – and beating that agenda should now be the tax justice movement’s priority
I take the newsletter of the US-based Patriotic Millionaires as one amongst the many sources I use for blogging. I don’t always agree with it:
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When Michael met Arthur
I got sent this in response to my blog this morning about debating Arthur Laffer. Some might a few scenes offensive, but I don’t, I
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The real message from the Pandora Papers is that it is the fight to save democracy that is the big offshore issue now
The Pandora Papers have come, and will soon be gone. The important thing about them is to note what we have learned. In my opinion,
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Johnson is living out his fantasy because Labour aren’t offering an alternative vision anyone can buy into
I watched much of Boris Johnson’s speech yesterday. Thankfully, he recognised it was almost entirely content free and got it over quite quickly. But what
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