Subverting democracy
Monday, April 22nd, 2024As the Guardian notes this morning: Thousands of voters in the May local elections are at risk of being disenfranchised because of “cynical” rule changes
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We need a better song to sing
Monday, April 22nd, 2024The Guardian features an interview by John Harris with Caroline Lucas MP this morning. I’ve known Caroline for almost twenty years now. We are both
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A 3% inflation target would work just as well as a 2% one
Thursday, April 18th, 2024I just posted this video on YouTube and elsewhere. As I note, a 3% inflation target would work just as well as a 2% one
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The UK's missing companies
Wednesday, April 17th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube and elsewhere this morning: In case the video does not show, the link is here. The transcript is: We
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Why does the average higher rate tax payer get more subsidy for their pension savings each year than anyone on Universal Credit is paid?
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024I published this video on TikTok this morning. As I noted on Twitter: Why does the average higher rate tax payer get more subsidy for
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On mistakes
Sunday, April 14th, 2024I am human. I make mistakes. I did so yesterday in the video that we put outin the video that we put out. Instead of
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Is Rachel Reeves serious about tackling tax abuse?
Friday, April 12th, 2024I asked the question that heads this post in The National yesterday, starting by noting that: IN the 1960s the US writer and civil rights
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We face a Labour meltdown after the election
Friday, April 12th, 2024I seriously wonder how long Labour has got before it has no choice but to wake up and smell the coffee. It would be incredibly
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The Guardian agrees: Labour's tax problems can’t be solved by a cosy coterie of old insiders
Thursday, April 11th, 2024This comment was posted on the blog overnight by long term occasional commentator Jonathan: Interestingly, now the Guardian have discovered your Taxing Wealth Report it
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