Andrew Fisher of the Left Economic Advisory Panel (LEAP) has written a blog in which he analyses recent disputes breaking out on what to do
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Why there is no economic good news
We are coming up to elections. I'm not really referring to the EU elections – important as they are in so many ways, but to
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What Europe should stand for, but does not
The Progressive Economy project, which is an initiative supported by the Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (who gave funded work I have undertaken) have
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Umbrella companies are an employment and tax problem in need of a solution
I should have mentioned a tax case that I think has some significance that has been won by HMRC in the last week or so.
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The malign nature of tech companies
There is a fascinating report in the FT this morning that says a law suit has been settled in the US. The law suit was
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Challenging Barclays’ world view
Last November I wrote about Action Aid’s campaign highlighting Barclays Bank’s promotion of tax havens. Barclays did, of course, deny the allegations made. Today, at
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We need to talk about freedom from fear
I worry for my children. Every parent does. I stress the word 'for'. Of course I worry about them too, but that's something different. Worrying
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The April TaxCast from the Tax Justice Network
The April 2014 TaxCast from the Tax Justice Network is out. As they say of it: Forget Congress! The Taxcast looks at the latest US
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What we so desperately need is government for the interests of the many
You could dismiss one report in the Guardian this morning as being of minor concern. It says: The prime minister, himself a pheasant shooter and
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