The Government Pays Landlords £17bn a Year. It’s Taking Back £2bn. So What?
Nick Bano
The real benefit scroungers.
Tag: tax
Rich People Are Becoming Less Willing to Help With the World’s Problems
Harriet Williamson
Wealthy UK households are particularly reluctant to pay.
Everything They Tell You About the Economy Is Wrong
Aaron Bastani meets Gary Stevenson
The rise of Reform, why Elon Musk hates immigrants and how the plan is still to make you poorer.
Campaigners Are Planning a Tax-Strike for Gaza
Charlotte England
‘Your tax is funding genocide.’
Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts
Andrew Kersley
There's a 'factory line' of council cases being handed to private debt collection firms.
Polls Show Even Tories Hate Landlords
Ell Folan
Sorry, chaps.
Cost of Living Crisis? Not for the Rich
Ell Folan
Shell’s CEO literally wants to be taxed more.
Of Course Sunak Says Inflation Can’t Be Fixed. Fixing It Would Mean Taxing Billionaires Like Him
James Meadway
People are going hungry while profits are at record levels.
MPs Vote on Tax Hike for the Working Class
As MPs vote on Boris Johnson’s manifesto breaking tax hike on workers, Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial discuss why the rise is regressive, and why it won’t fix Britain’s care crisis.
The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?
James Meadway
Starmer doesn't need to declare himself literally a communist – just to make clear whose side he's on.
Johnson in Fight Over Social Care Funding
Boris Johnson faces a backlash for breaking a manifesto promise as he prepares to raise national insurance. Should the move be opposed and, if so, how else should social care be funded?
Has the Pandemic Shifted Britain Left?
Ell Folan
Don’t get too excited, the revolution isn’t upon us just yet.
How We Win: The State
James Schneider
If we aren’t preparing to use power, we are preparing to have it used against us. The left needs a state strategy, starting with municipal socialism to lay the groundwork for a national programme. The fourth of the six-part series How We Win.
After All the Hype Over Budget 2021…That’s It?
James Meadway
Rishi Sunak wants to appear radical while cementing the status quo - and unless the left presents an alternative, he will.
Now Isn’t the Time for a General Tax Hike – We Need to Target Those Who’ve Profited From the Pandemic
Ann Pettifor
The left must be wary of equating tax hikes with post-pandemic recovery. In today’s budget, Rishi Sunak should go after those whose wealth has increased over the past year.
Starmer Outflanked by Tories on Corporation Tax
Labour have confirmed that if Rishi Sunak raises corporation tax at next week’s budget, they will vote against it.
