The latest in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 has been published. In this latest note, I consider the
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Sticking plasters no longer work. The wounds in our society are far too deep.
As The Guardian reports this morning: England’s housing crisis will push many local authorities into bankruptcy as the increasing cost of emergency accommodation for thousands
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Question of the day: is it right that those with unearned income pay less tax than those who have to work for a living?
People who work for a living in the UK pay a lot more tax than those who live off unearned income because there is no
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: reforming the rates at which inheritance tax is charged
I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this latest note, I
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The Tax Justice Network achieved a lot in twenty years, but right now it is going nowhere
There are moments, I admit, when I wonder whether it is appropriate to talk about past achievements. There is always the risk that doing so
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The problem of taxing wealth will have to be tackled locally, not globally
The EU Tax Observatory has a new report on tax evasion out this morning. Or, to be precise, they have a new report on tax
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Next year we will tax state old age pensions rather than increase taxes on the wealthy. Why does anyone think this injustice is acceptable?
As a number of newspapers report this morning, there is a very real risk that millions of pensioners will have to complete self assessment tax returns
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Reforming Companies House might raise £6 billion of tax a year
I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this latest note, I
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Reforming inheritance tax agricultural property relief might raise £1.0 billion of tax a year
I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this latest note, I continue
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