Green Politics
Krugman joins chorus for Tobin tax
Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman has advocated for a Tobin tax. The Austrian government estimates that the tax could raise £420bn a year.
November 2009
UKIP MEP stands by attack on “biased, censoring” BBC
UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom tells Left Foot Forward he “absolutely stands by” his anti-BBC rant; he said they had “blocked sceptics of climate change for four years”
SNP independence plans criticised as “half baked”
The SNP Government is coming under criticism from all sides as it publishes its White Paper on plans for an independence referendum.
Tory Treasurer’s company to gain £23m from proposed tax reforms
Michael Spencer would gain £11.1 million from corporation tax reforms he is advocating. He believes that George Osborne may slash CT rates to 20 per cent.
Politics Summary: Monday, November 30th
A sweeping reform of the tax and welfare systems under which higher earners would finance more generous, universal benefits is […]
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
The Week in Politics • The Iraq Inquiry got under way this week, six-and-a-half years after the conflict began and […]