George Monbiot has an excellent article on tax in the Guardian this morning. At its core is an argument for land value taxation, which he explains has long had
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From this morning’s Guardian: It was disappointing to note the Guardian publishing an article in G2 that was little more than a flippant gloss on
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The run up to the budget is always frenetic. And now it’s been and gone and we know how debased the Tory’s thinking is. In
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I’ve been reflecting on the situation in Greece and have pointed out that much of what is happening is the inevitable consequence of neoliberal thinking. So too is the
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“I love paying tax. It’s what separates us from monkeys.” So said the wonderful Bard of Barnsley, Ian McMillan on Desert Island Discs last week. 
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I had this article on the Guardian’s Comment is Free site yesterday and in the paper today: George Osborne is making political capital out of
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Sometimes stating the obvious is necessary. We need police. We need laws enforced. And just as much we need their presence in communities — where
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Andy Burnham, a Labour leadership contender (albeit one unlikely to win) has argued this morning: It’s time to lose New Labour’s timidity in the face
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Waste disposal is one of the big issues in UK local politics. Is it one collection a week, or once a fortnight we need? There’s
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