Populist politics is based on a series of lies deliberately created and ruthlessly promoted by those who pursue this base form of campaigning. The steps
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Political economy, tax and real world change with Andrew Baker, John Christensen and Richard Murphy
With permission from both Professor Andrew Baker of Sheffield University politics department and my old friend and colleague John Christensen, I provide this link to
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It is impossible to overstate the malevolence of Johnson and Sunak
After the last 21 months it is hard to say this, but it is unambiguously true that at this moment we are facing the biggest
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Led by Donkeys speaking truth to power
I share this, because I agree with all that Led by Donkeys have to say, the way that they say it and Dr Jennifer Cassidy’s
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The five laws of stupidity
This was recommended by a commentator yesterday and I share it as I thought it was worth listening to: The argument is that there are
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Why I think the tax justice movement is irresponsible to promote the transfer of responsibility for international tax agreements from the OECD to the United Nations
I was, for reasons that are of no relevance here, asked in the last week to justify why I have described many organisations within the
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Taxing the multi-millionaires – Giving all tax reliefs at the same rate of tax
In a series of videos I am exploring the ways in which the UK tax system is biased towards the wealthy, making them richer compared
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Being rich does not make you more generous. It makes you meaner.
As the Guardian notes this morning: Approximately 344,000 highest earners who received more than £175,000 before tax accounted for 17% of the UK’s pre-tax income,
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Long may Jo Maugham succeed with his good work that now seems so vital to the survival of democracy in this country
I was, I admit, directed to listen to this week’s edition of The Bunker podcast, which can be linked to via this tweet: WEEKLY: Some
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