I thought this press release from the Electoral Reform Society worth sharing: The government’s Elections Bill could disenfranchise over two million voters [1], according to
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Low interest rates are driving inequality ever upward, and it’s time we started to tackle this
A significant paper was presented to the annual meeting of central bankers at Jackson Hole last week. It had this seemingly innocuous title: In this
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What is full employment?
I am often asked to define what I mean by full employment. It was a theme that Danny Blanchflower and I discussed recently when talking
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What are tax havens used for?
In this, the second in a series of five videos on tax havens, I look at what tax havens are now used for. Because of
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What is the point of the Tories now? And why are they still in power?
What is the point of the Tories now? And why are they still in power? The party of business could not give a damn about
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The rise in Covid cases makes this not just a worrying but also a dangerous time
I wish I could share the optimism of many I saw out and about – and deliberately choosing to socialise in places with poor ventilation
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What is a tax haven?
When I first began working on tax havens in the early years of this century it quickly became very clear that there was no precise
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Inflation, what it is and why there’s no reason that we require interest rate increases to tackle it right now
I have just posted this Twitter thread tackling the issue of inflation… People are really worried about inflation. The right-wing media is fuelling that concern
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The QuEST for a Green New Deal in the Guardian
My Green New Deal and Finance for the Future colleague Colin Hines has this letter in the Guardian: Andy Beckett is right to find some
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