I wrote about the Biden tax plan last week. I mentioned that it might raise an estimated £13.5bn pa for the UK at the weekend. And
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It really is time we had economists who could join the dots
The FT headlines an interview between Martin Wolf and Larry Summers, the former Democrat Treasury Secretary, this morning with the headline: I have to say
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The changing ownership of government debt
The Debt Management Office of the UK government has issued new data showing the changing profile of the ownership of UK government debt: In 2004
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David Cameron tried to exploit the NHS because there is widespread ignorance about the way the government can create money
This tweet is useful, not least because of the included extract from the Sunday Times: Devastating story about David Cameron in today’s Sunday Times, alleging
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Karl Popper on definitions
This is very good, and very worthwhile remembering when dealing with right-wing trolls, who use definitions as methods of differentiation when as Popper points out
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We should seek to ensure that all can live with freedom from fear
I began writing this a few weeks ago, when I awoke with my head brimful of ideas in the middle of the night and writing
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We need to bail out the planet
I like this. Not everyone will. That’s why I am sharing it. And if you get the ad for the Friends of the Earth bee
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This is a moment to reflect
I wondered whether I could avoid commenting on the death of Prince Philip here. On reflection, I decided I could not. At a personal level
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Why is the UK being so quiet about the Biden tax plan from which it might gain £13.5 billion?
I share this from Tax Justice UK, of whose advisory board I am a member: New analysis suggests that the UK would raise an extra
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