The publisher of The Courageous State has advised me of an event being held tomorrow that looks like it may be good enough to drag me
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The real challenge facing Syriza is beating tax abuse
The focus of much comment resulting from Syriza’s win in the Greek general election will the EU and debt. That’s important of course. It’s equally
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It’s Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that can deliver the New Deal we need
I have written rather a lot about the Green New Deal, and the standard response of commentators is “so what, you’re not going to get
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HMRC is failing to collect tax from the very wealthiest in the UK
Pinsent Masons, the lawyers who double as HMRC’s PR agency, have issued a press release this morning (no link as yet, sorry) saying: The amount
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The world knows how to prevent stagnation. But has it got leaders willing to make the choice?
My Green New Deal colleague, Larry Elliott, who also is economics editor of the Guardian (which I suspect he would consider the more important of
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A quiet hope for Greece
No country has suffered more as a result of austerity than Greece. In many ways no country has suffered more than Greece from abuse by
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Has anyone got suggestions on blogging software?
I wonder if I could ask for some advice? I have been doing some exploration of alternative blogging software for the Mac and iPad. Blogging from
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The January Taxcast from the Tax Justice Network
In the January 2015 Tax Justice Network Taxcast: how offshore is ruining the ‘Beautiful Game’ — the Taxcast scrutinises football’s own goal. Also: how banks
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