This video is on the web site of Church Action on Poverty right now, whose campaign for Fair Taxes I am pleased to support: When
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Taxes paid in anger
Several people have already referred in comments to Simon Jenkins’ article in the Guardian on tax today – which is very good (everyone has their day). I recommend it.
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Is now the time for an empty property tax?
It’s almost two years since I wrote the following blog, but it seems to me that it is as relevant as ever, which is why I repeat
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16 wealthy French people say ‘ please tax us’
As the Canadian Globe & Mail notes: Some of France’s richest people, including the billionaire heiress of L’Oreal SA and the head of oil major
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TJN conference day
In general I don’t do excitement. I, at best, look forward to things, and don’t go over the top when they go well, by and
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My speech to the National Pensioner’s Convention today
I’m speaking to the National Pensioner’s Convention today at Blackpool. It’s a long way to go from Norfolk to make a speech, but pensioners matter,
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Clinton endorses the tax justice agenda
Hilary Clinton made an extraordinary speech to the OECD on aid today. It went far beyond anything I might have expected. The whole thing is here. The
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NY Times On The New Shadow Insurance System
Nick Shaxson has done amazing work on the Treasure Islands book and the Treasure Islands website. This comes from it, with permission, and shows that the
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This Jersey Rev has a lot to learn about transparency
The following letter was in the Church Times (the Church of England’s newspaper) a week or so ago (but I’ve just seen it): From the Revd Martin
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