As the Guardian note this morning: The UK economy has doubled in size since the early 1980s — yet the number of those suffering below-minimum
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I was asked yesterday whether it was possible for a local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the supposedly GP controlled commissioning bodies within the NHS) to
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Martin Wolf makes an observation in the FT this morning that my friend and Green New Deal colleague Jeremy Leggett has been making for some
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A commentator on this blog has asked why I think it necessary to tax, most especially in developing countries, when I also argue that government
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The 2014 update from the US based Commonwealth Fund on its ongoing research into the efficiency and value for money of the world’s leading health
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There were two reports of some importance out yesterday. The High Pay Centre reported that: The poorest fifth of UK households are significantly worse off
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I received the following in a mail from the Equality Trust this morning and as I am short of time offer it as is: I
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The New York Times has an article on Gabriel Zucman’s estimates of the sums hidden in tax havens this morning. I recommend reading it although
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Jon Cruddas summarises the poverty of Labour’s thinking when writing in the Observer today, saying that: Thursday is a big moment for the renewal of
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