The OECD has reported in an email briefing this morning that: In 2018, four OECD countries had tax-to-GDP ratios above 43% (France, Denmark, Belgium and
Read the full article…
An independent review of public procurement is badly needed
For all those who think all is rosy in SNP Scotland, I hate to disillusion you. It isn’t. I share this from CommonWeal’s Ben Wray,
Read the full article…
The LibDems cannot claim they will fix social care by running a government surplus when the exact opposite would be true
I had an interesting exchange on Twitter with a person called Giles Wilkes this morning: It’s worth knowing a bit of Giles’ background. He now
Read the full article…
Activist investors are increasingly interested in climate change
I am sharing this from the blog of the Corporate Accountability Network, where I originally posted it: Three new reports suggest that matters are proceeding
Read the full article…
GRI issue the first country-by-country reporting accounting standard
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has issued a press release this morning under this banner: I was on the panel that developed this standard over
Read the full article…
The answer is Unitary Taxation
This comes from Public Services International, which is a Global Union Federation of more than 700 trade unions representing 30 million workers in 154 countries:
Read the full article…
The latest guide to sustainable cost accounting
Sustainable cost accounting is the idea that I am promoting through the Corporate Accountability Network. The aim is to do what no one has yet
Read the full article…
The Progressive Economy Forum general election guide
The Progressive Economy Forum, which is made up of a range of people generally thought of as heterdox economists, has published its guide to the
Read the full article…
Markets are failing
One of the great myths of modern capitalism is that markets work. Moreover, the supposedly work on the way that economists like to think they
Read the full article…