The House of Commons and Science and Technology Committee and Health and Social Care Committee have published their Report, Coronavirus: lessons learned to date, examining
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Why the tax justice movement needs to move its thinking on
As I noted in a post at the weekend, the OECD has now concluded its latest global corporation tax deal. It is imperfect. It was
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There is every chance for those in charge of our economy to make things much worse yet
Despite everything that is happening in the real economy the stock market is sailing on as if all is well in the world. But then
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The Green New Deal is easily affordable if we can persuade people to ‘Save for the planet’, with a little nudge from reformed tax reliefs
In Rishi Sunak’s speech to the Tory party conference last week the word ‘climate’ did not appear at all. Instead, the case that he made
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It’s not just the stock market that might be in trouble this winter – smaller businesses also face a debt crisis
I have already mentioned this morning the capacity that the government and/or the Bank of England have to help mess up the economy this winter,
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Is there a need for a new, more moderate, campaign for climate reform?
Rupert Read is assistant-professor of philosophy at the University of East Anglia. In the context of this blog he’s better known as a leading green
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It’s time to celebrate a global tax deal that delivers much for tax justice – and to now move on to other more pressing tax issues that need more attention now
The OECD global tax deal has been signed by 140 countries and jurisdictions. Some are claiming it represents a sell-out by the OECD and a
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Giving tax relief for green savings makes complete sense – especially if the tax relief on other forms of saving is withdrawn
Amongst the papers put out by the IMF in advance of this autumn’s general meeting was this one: It said: The world’s $50 trillion investment
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The Bank of England is moving towards inflation pessimism. The IMF says they are wrong. Only one can be right, and I very much doubt it’s the Bank.
As the FT has reported this morning: High levels of UK inflation could persist for longer than expected, the Bank of England’s new chief economist
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