Taxes on UK’s biggest polluters could have raised £23bn over the last year
A new report has found that fairer taxes in the UK's biggest polluters could have raised up to £23bn last year. The report, published by Oxfam, found that more rigorous…
Why socialists should join the Green Party #4: Greens support a major redistribution of wealth
Where should socialists put their energy in 2023? This is a question facing many on the left. There are some obvious answers. The wave of industrial militancy that has swept…
The crisis facing Glasgow City Council can only be resolved by allowing councils to raise funds locally
What is responsibility without power? It is not news by now that Glasgow City Council’s budget is in a desperate state. While the Scottish Government might have agreed an extra…
Greens say no return to “normal” after the crisis – UK Green news round up issue 57
Greens say no return to "normal" Image credit: Kaihsu Tai and Ric Lander - Creative Commons, and YouTube screengrab As another week of lockdown continued, people have begun discussing what…
The government should tax now, and tax high
Four weeks into lockdown and the nation’s favourite investment banker, Rishi Sunak, continues to harvest his ever-growing orchard of magic money trees. The UK government is seeking to borrow £225…
We need a fairer, feminist tax system
Image credit: Creative Commons: Howard Lake On Saturday the 6th of April higher earners in the country will benefit from a major tax reduction as both the personal tax-free earnings…
Scottish Greens announce plan to treble tax on biggest houses
Image: Dave Connor, Flickr The Scottish Green Party announced today their plans to reform taxation within the life of the next Scottish Parliament, including major tax increases for the wealthiest.…
The capital mobility myth: 'You better not piss off the rich'
Whether it be workers demanding higher wages and better conditions or citizens demanding higher taxes on corporations and the rich, the response from business chiefs and their drudges in the…
Shop a Scrounger – the £1500 F&M poem
We always knew things in Fortnum and Mason were expensive. But this poem cost Danny Chivers £1500. He was among those found guilty yesterday of 'aggrevated trespass with intent to…
Tax the Seriously Rich to Stop Cuts
It became unfashionable during Labour’s days in power in Westminster, but mainstream politicians need to use their public profiles to trigger discussion about taxing the seriously rich, and not allow…