The situation in Afghanistan has rightly dominated the news this weekend. There is little I can say about the situation there that will add to
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The multiplier shows that not all government spending is equal
I posted this Twitter thread on the multiplier this morning: The government wants to cut its spending. It says we cannot afford it. The claim
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The Office for National Statistics is reporting that the country is still in lockdown
Fascinating stuff from the Office for National Statistics this morning on Twitter: What does this say? I suggest three things. First, much of the country
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The QuEST for a Green New Deal is in the news
Colin Hines and I are the partners in Finance for the Future. It’s been going, quietly, since 2007, largely helping to raise funds to keep
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It’s good news if the tax justice movement is finally recognising that tax does not fund government spending
I think it is appropriate to give praise where it is due. I can be quite critical of the tax justice movement. I am only
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Climate change will make migration more commonplace. How are we going to deal with it?
I fairly strongly suspect that very few people really want to ever move that far from the place where they were born. I know that
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HM Revenue & Customs is moving in the right direction on tax evasion – so why won’t it collect all the data it needs to clamp down on abuse?
I had not noted a new consultation started by HM Revenue & Customs on 31 July, but which is definitely worth commenting on. The consultation
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The worst of Covid might yet be to come for the UK High Street
Two reports on the state of the High Street really struck me this morning. One is in the Guardian where it is said that: Fewer
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If anyone thinks PWC partners are that clever, they’re wrong
The FT has reported this morning that: PwC’s UK partners took home record pay this year after the firm’s profits rose by a quarter to
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