George Osborne’s opposition to the Financial Transactions Tax is the height of madness
Angela Merkel, right-leaning Mariano Rajoy, and the man dubbed ‘Italy’s Tony Blair’ all support it, so why doesn’t George Osborne?
Angela Merkel, right-leaning Mariano Rajoy, and the man dubbed ‘Italy’s Tony Blair’ all support it, so why doesn’t George Osborne?
This morning the European Court of Justice has announced that the UK has failed in its legal challenge to prevent 11 EU Member States.
France has implemented a tax on the financial sector that will raise money to help the poor, writes Simon Chouffot of the the Robin Hood Tax campaign.
Jenny Jones argues that by refusing to implement a Robin Hood tax, Boris Johnson is hurting Londoners to the tune of £1.2 billion every year
Owen Tudor writes about George Osborne’s panicky response to the Robin Hood Tax, with the chancellor looking increasingly on the side of the super-rich.
Alex Hern covers Osborne’s attack on an FTT, and questions whether his arguments against them are even internally consistent.
Alex Hern runs through the alternatives presented to George Osborne in this weeks New Statesman.
Alex Hern addresses the conservative reaction to the agency workers directive and the financial transaction tax, both proposals coming from Europe.