Chris Giles, the long-time economic commentator in the FT, noted in an article published this morning that: When it comes to tax changes, the word
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There is no pension crisis, but there is a political crisis that won’t address the issue of pensions
The FT has published an article with the headline: Can Europe still afford its generous state pensions? At the core of the argument the piece
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Campaigners against poverty must get their economics right
As The Guardian noted last night: The richest 500 individuals in the world added a record $2.2tn to their wealth in 2025, according to the Bloomberg
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Zack Polanski, migration, the Greens, and an economics of care
Zack Polanski issued a Christmas message yesterday that demanded the country solve the problem of small boats crossing the English Channel. As he pointed out,
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The right way to tax wealth in 2026
The push for wealth taxes has been one of the defining economic debates of 2025. The question now is whether we want policies that work.
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Inequality is a political choice – and the UK keeps choosing it
The World Inequality Report 2026 opens with a sentence that should trouble anyone who cares about democracy or economic justice: Inequality is a political choice.
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The alternative budget we need: the video
Rachel Reeves will not fix Britain today. So I’ve published my Alternative Budget for 2025 — a complete plan to end austerity, rebuild public services,
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The Alternative Budget 2025, Part 10: tax reforms
Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26. I will be commenting on that Budget on the day on BBC Radio 2, and
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The Alternative Budget 2025, Part 8: Abolishing national insurance
Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long. I will
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