We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong. Tax is how we build a fair society. It plays an essential role in
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The National Audit Office issued a report yesterday on efforts being made by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to tackle benefit fraud, and
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Rachel Reeves says she needs to raise taxes to “balance the books.” But that’s not how government finance works. In this video, I explain why
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The Telegraph reported this morning that the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has told Rachel Reeves that raising income tax would be
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What if the UK government admitted it already uses modern monetary theory? Would markets panic — or would we finally have the power to rebuild
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The background The claim that inequality is falling is a claim that is often trotted out by right-wing commentators, backed by selective income statistics. It
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The Telegraph can hardly contain its excitement about the forthcoming Tory conference as this week progresses, and as a result, it is doing all it
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This week’s podcast was recorded as the final video in a series of videos that I made for the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency. I
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I was sent this video to review by its creator this week. I know who he is. I offered comments to him, but also asked
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