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Cameron praises flat taxes – but are they fair?
David Cameron has been praising the Latvian tax system, calling it ‘attractive-sounding’ during a speech at the Northern Future Forum Conference in Riga. But one study by the IFS, looking at four plausible and revenue neutral flat tax scenarios, found two main reasons why flat taxes might not be as attractive as they sound.
This week’s most read
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Labour is still struggling to leave the Brown era behind
A poll conduced at the end of February by Ipsos-MORI for The Economist shows that the economy continues to be the public’s most pressing concern. This is potentially a double-edged sword for Labour. The public still blame Labour, rather than the banks for the deficit. Moving beyond that will be easier said than done.
The Week in Washington: Cuts take effect, action on guns delayed and more
Larry Smith gives the lowdown on who’s up and who’s down this week across the pond.
After Eastleigh: It’s time for progressives to argue the case for migration
Over the last two weeks in Eastleigh, UKIP forced home the message that uncontrolled immigration is an inevitable consequence of the UK’s membership of the EU. It’s time for progressives to leave the bunker, stop sounding weak, introspective and contrite and get out there and argue the case for migration.
Northern Ireland: Are the unionists running scared in Mid-Ulster?
As the political circus continues to analyse to death the results of the Eastleigh by-election, in Northern Ireland the unionist unity candidate for next week’s Mid-Ulster by-election is being accused of running scared.
The Lesson from Eastleigh: When the Tories move rightwards their voters flock to Ukip
The relegation of the Conservative Party to third place in the Eastleigh by-election puts further pressure on the Conservative leadership to move to the Right. Yet the lesson of Eastleigh is that when it does so its voters flock to Ukip.
The energy companies are telling one story to their investors and another one to their customers
Home energy prices went up sharply in late 2012. If the energy companies want us to trust them, they shouldn’t be telling one story to their investors and a completely different one to their customers.
Comment: Greens solidify their reputation as the only real alternative to Labour
At the weekend, the Green Party took a formal step forward to solidify that position, as their spring conference in Nottingham voted with a majority of 71% to amend its constitution to commit to social justice and the “transformation of society for the benefit of the many not the few”. Their constitutional amendment should help strengthen their position as the only significant party to the left of Labour.
Look Left – The Triple-A debacle, Our Man in Italy and George ‘no growth’ Osborne
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.