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By Joe Cox / @compassoffice Today Compass published its report "In Place of Cuts". The report sets out tax proposals which would see 90% of income earners benefit from reforms that make Britain's tax system fairer. At present…
By Tim Cheetham / @CllrTim In amongst other things over the last few weeks was the news that Sir Michael Caine would be breaking his lifelong Labour voting habit and 'giving the other bloke a go' at the next election. His main reason, and…
By Sophia Parker This week's labour market statistics make for less depressing reading than they have done in a while - with the smallest increase in unemployment since March-May 2008. But although the deterioration has slowed, the…
By Joe Cox / @compassoffice According to today's Guardian there is a 'fierce debate' within government around how to tackle wealth inequality, with rumours that a High Pay Commission may be established. This is good news for egalitarians…
By Chris Jordan Tax dodging by multi-national companies costs developing countries an estimated 160 billion dollars every single year. That's more than they receive in aid and enough to give an education to all children who miss out - ten…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: A leading banking analyst describes Osborne's plans as "populist headline grabbing". UPDATE: British Bankers' Association chief executive Angela Knight, a former Tory Treasury minister, has queried the…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In the IPPR poll of LabourList readers, 51% of respondents said they would prefer increasing taxes on the well off as a means of bringing down the level of national debt. Asked "what should the next government…
By Tim Nicholls / @tim_nicholls I'm a leftie. I believe, to my very core, in the redistribution of wealth because more equal societies are better functioning, happier and more just. I believe that the rich have a moral duty to help pay for…
By Lewis Goodall I apologise in advance but I have to say, Vince was spot on. I assure you, the 'Cult of Vince' hasn't got to me, but I do have to take my hat off to 'the great sage' on this occasion; when Cable announced his proposal to…
By Richard Murphy A decade ago almost no one paid any attention to tax havens, or secrecy jurisdictions as I now term them. There were two reasons for this. The first was that the secrecy they promoted was very successful - so no one…
By Joe Cox A year on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers and it appears little has been learned. Whilst the government boldly led a rescue of the failed private banking system the fundamental questions about the effects of high pay on our…
By Michael Green A minimum wage of £7.45 per hour, coupled with modest corporation tax cut for small and medium size businesses is economically viable in the UK. It would lift millions of adults out of poverty, and children too. The current…
