As the FT has noted this morning: UK ministers will put up £1.7bn of taxpayers’ money to continue running the failed energy supplier Bulb while
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Taxing the multi-millionaires – creating higher rates of income tax
In a series of videos I am exploring the changes to the UK’s tax system that are required to tackle the problems that growing inequality
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Green quantitative easing could transform the UK. When will we get it?
My old friend, Professor Prem Sikka, who is now a member of the House of Lords, spoke in a debate on quantitative easing in that
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In praise of Ros Atkins – the best journalist on the BBC
It is commonly said that the BBC has lost its way, journalistically. It is an accusation I sometimes share. But there are exceptions. As always,
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Johnson can’t manage money – and in Tory eyes that is unforgivable
I keep thinking that Boris Johnson faces a fundamental problem, and the more I think about it the more that I think I am right.
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Corporate Accountability Network Audit Briefing – What are accounts?
As I mentioned recently, the Corporate Accountability Network, which I direct, is publishing a series of Audit Briefings that discuss the need for audit reform
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Can we tax multi-millionaires?
The video in this post is the third in a series on how to tax multimillionaires. The first and second are here. In this video
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The failure of Bulb was predictable given the state of its 2020 accounts so why was it allowed to grow until it was too big to fail?
Bulb Energy failed yesterday, and reports suggest that to keep its 1.7 million supplied with power will require significant state financial support. I thought it
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Is the Bank of England really independent of the government?
This notice has just been issued by the Bank of England: I added the highlight. I do not agree with the claim. My reason for
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