
Britain’s great tax con
The UK’s tax system entrenches inequality, stymies growth, and rewards a few at the expense of the many.
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The UK’s tax system entrenches inequality, stymies growth, and rewards a few at the expense of the many.
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ByThe US economist and former Monetary Policy Committee member on how Britain became so poor and where Labour is going…
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ByThe Bank of England can't break the cycle of economic pain.
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ByAndrew Bailey incurs the public’s wrath for today’s economic pain, but his predecessors have questions to answer as well.
ByBritain is trapped in a cycle of inflation and economic pain. What will it take to break it?
ByPoliticians can no longer count on low inflation to mask the structural flaws of the British economy.
ByThe Bank of England has no hope of regaining trust under its current governor.
ByAs interest rates surge, Britain needs a new economic model not based on a toxic housing market.
ByBy the next election, housing will represent either a higher long-term cost or a damaged investment for almost everyone in…
ByInvestors continue to charge a “moron premium” for the UK’s economic mismanagement.
ByHow corporate profiteering is making us poorer.
ByInflation has fallen to 8.7 per cent, but prices – especially food – are still rising dangerously.
ByA fifth of the UK is going hungry. Yet this is a crisis the political class seems unable to grasp.
ByFor two decades, leaseholders are said to have been overpaying by up to £500m a year
ByAs the Bank of England tries to fight inflation, commercial banks are enjoying bumper profits.
ByLabour and the Conservatives promise high economic growth but have no plans equal to the scale of the task.
ByThe furore over the chief economist’s comments suggests the Bank of England should be more open about the causes of…
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