In this issue
In this issue
18 Oct 2015
Tax Credits and the ‘jobs miracle’
When Michelle Dorrell, an angry Conservative voter confronted a government minister on Question Time, planned cuts to tax credits went t
Thursday 22 October 2015
22 Oct 2015
New ruling against ‘sweetheart’ tax deals could have global impact says Christian Aid
The European Commission’s new ruling against ‘sweetheart’ tax deals, between Starbucks and the Netherlands and between Fiat Chrysler and Luxembourg, is a critically important recognition that one country’s tax decisions can severely damage other countries, says Christian Aid
21 Oct 2015
Chancellor borrowing four times more than planned, says TUC
New public sector finance figures published on 21 October by the Office for National Statistics, show that public spending cuts are a failed strategy for reducing the deficit, says the Trades Union Congress.
18 Oct 2015
Drone Wars on Trial
On Monday 19th October 2015, four British activists will go to trial accused of criminal damage to the perimeter fence at RAF Waddington.
21 Oct 2015
There are worse things than public borrowing
George Osborne’s determination to reduce the deficit increasingly seems like a form of extremism, in which the end seems to justify any means.