Mythbuster: The Bank of England is independent
Thursday, June 4th, 2020Myth The Bank of England is independent of the government Replies Reply – 1 The Bank of England has been wholly owned by the government
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A mythbuster page on the Tax Research wiki
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020I have launched a Mythbuster page on the Tax Research wiki. There aren’t that many as yet – because these take time to write. But
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Mythbuster: The UK national debt is heading for 100% of GDP
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020Myth The UK national debt is heading for 100% of GDP, which measures our total national income. Reply This is simply not true. The government
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Mythbuster : The government has to balance its budget
Sunday, May 31st, 2020Myth The government has to balance its budget. Replies Reply 1 A government has to deliver full employment at a living wage in a sustainable
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Mythbuster: We can't afford the interest on the national debt
Saturday, May 30th, 2020Myth We can’t afford the interest on all the money the government it is borrowing. We’ll never afford anything else if we borrow at this
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Mythbuster: We have to repay the national debt
Friday, May 29th, 2020The myth We have to repay the national debt. Reply The reply – 1 We never have! It’s been rising almost constantly since it began.
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Mythbusting: austerity does not lead to faster growth
Friday, October 4th, 2013This is another page from the excellent Class mythbuster publication: Disclosure: I am on the Class advisory board
Mythbusting: austerity has not reduced the UK's debt and borrowing
Thursday, October 3rd, 2013This comes from the excellent Class mythbuster on dept and austerity: Download it here.
Mythbusters: “There’s nothing we can do about tax havensâ€
Friday, May 24th, 2013The full version of this mythbuster, which I have co-written with Dan Hind on tax havens and what we can do about them is now
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