Green Politics
Why are companies so rich and states so poor?
The state is broke, and democratic government ineffective, because big business no longer pays tax.
Tax revenues are under relentless attack – the government needs to take action
Chasing tax avoiders is labour intensive, but since 2005, 34,000 jobs have gone from HMRC.
Austerity (still) won’t balance the books
Austerity not only drives the growing inequality in our society, it drives the divisiveness that demonises the migrant, the welfare claimant or the public sector worker.
Labour needs policies that end low paid and low skilled work
The UK has too many poorly performing workplaces, according to a new report.
UK GDP up 0.7 per cent
UK GDP grew by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2014, according to the latest quarterly national accounts from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Pay at the top has become a self-enriching racket
The relationship between bonus increases and profit growth is virtually non-existent.