This was recommended by a commentator yesterday and I share it as I thought it was worth listening to: The argument is that there are
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Why I think the tax justice movement is irresponsible to promote the transfer of responsibility for international tax agreements from the OECD to the United Nations
I was, for reasons that are of no relevance here, asked in the last week to justify why I have described many organisations within the
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Taxing the multi-millionaires – Giving all tax reliefs at the same rate of tax
In a series of videos I am exploring the ways in which the UK tax system is biased towards the wealthy, making them richer compared
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2022 might be a very turbulent year
I mentioned yesterday my concern about what might happen to democracy as the omicron Covid crisis develops. Last night 99 Tory MPs voted in outright
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Being rich does not make you more generous. It makes you meaner.
As the Guardian notes this morning: Approximately 344,000 highest earners who received more than £175,000 before tax accounted for 17% of the UK’s pre-tax income,
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Long may Jo Maugham succeed with his good work that now seems so vital to the survival of democracy in this country
I was, I admit, directed to listen to this week’s edition of The Bunker podcast, which can be linked to via this tweet: WEEKLY: Some
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Rishi Sunak – a man who knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing
I quoted this Guardian article on Twitter yesterday and I do so unashamedly again this morning here: It’s worth noting what came next as well:
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Inflation remains a specific issue largely relating to fuel prices to which the right response would be complete inaction on the part of the Bank of England
This sort of post from a responsible journalist is commonplace this morning: Inflation to a 10 year high, a day ahead of the Bank of
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Taxing the multi-millionaires – Stopping companies being used to reduce the taxes paid by the wealthy
Inequality in the UK is increasing for many reasons. In a series of videos I am exploring one of these reasons, which is the way
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