I’ve already noted this morning that the government is intent on virtually eliminating, for all practical purposes, the right of many UK workers to strike.
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Tax works: now let’s get on and use it for social good
There’s welcome news this morning from the FT that the impact of the new 7% stamp duty rate on house sales at more than £2
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Are you really surprised the Scots want to quit?
The Scottish referendum is dominating debate right now, but it is wise to recall why that is the case. Take this from Frances O’Grady, TUC
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My talk at the Green Party last night
I spoke at a fringe meeting at the Green Party last night. This is roughly what I said (as I never stick to my script):
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New Radicals 2014: The Fair Tax Mark
For the third year running, in 2014 the Observer and Nesta launched a competition to find the top 50 people, projects and organisations offering innovative ways to
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Making Scottish corporation tax work
Whatever happens on September 18 I am quite sure that Scotland is going to flex its tax muscles sometime in the near future. In our
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It’s not the knitting we’re worried about; it’s the fabric of society
New minister for civil society Brooks Newmark put his foot in it yesterday when making his very first speech when, according to the Guardian he
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Go-Ahead’s tax innovation
So far every company that has been awarded the Fair Tax Mark has had to make some change to its financial reporting to achieve the
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