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Opinion: The Government Pays Landlords £17bn a Year. It’s Taking Back £2bn. So What?

Nick Bano

Rachel Reeves’ increased property income tax and mansion taxes have been described as a “swoop” on landlords and wealthy property-owners. In reality, it’s they who are raking in government handouts, writes Nick Bano.

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Report: Rich People Are Becoming Less Willing to Help With the World’s Problems

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: Men, boomers and high-income households are becoming less willing to have their taxes put towards solving climate change, inequality and other global issues, new polling shows - but poorer households want to help more. Harriet Williamson reports.

Downstream: Everything They Tell You About the Economy Is Wrong

The rise of Reform, why Elon Musk hates immigrants and how the plan is still to make you poorer.

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Report: Campaigners Are Planning a Tax-Strike for Gaza

Charlotte England

Campaigners want 100,000 people to withhold tax in protest at the British government’s complicity in Israeli war crimes. Could it work?

Report: Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts

Andrew Kersley

With unpaid council tax hitting a record high, councils are turning to debt collectors. But with histories of controversy and questions over their efficacy, campaigners are demanding a stop to the practice. Andrew Kersley reports.

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Analysis: Polls Show Even Tories Hate Landlords

Ell Folan

Four in 10 Tory voters say ALAB, writes Ell Folan, while 71% of the country thinks landlords who commit housing offences should be jailed.

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Analysis: Cost of Living Crisis? Not for the Rich

Ell Folan

Ordinary people are feeling the pinch on energy, food and rent – while in their well-insulated, mortgaged homes, the rich are hardly feeling anything at all. Ell Folan explains.

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Opinion: Of Course Sunak Says Inflation Can’t Be Fixed. Fixing It Would Mean Taxing Billionaires Like Him

James Meadway

If everyone is paying more for things, but most of us aren’t earning more money, someone is pocketing the difference, writes James Meadway.

Novara Live: 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.

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Opinion: The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?

James Meadway

This mask-off moment is an opportunity for Labour to dispel the myth of the Tories as the party of workers. Instead all we're getting are mealy-mouthed, half-hearted critiques, argues James Meadway.

Novara Live: 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?

Analysis: Has the Pandemic Shifted Britain Left?

Ell Folan

As we emerge from the pandemic, even the FT is claiming the left has won the argument. Have we really?

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Analysis: 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.

Analysis: 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, writes James Meadway.

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Opinion: 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 flatly equating tax increases with post-pandemic recovery. In today’s budget, Rishi Sunak should go after the few whose wealth has increased over the past year, argues economist Ann Pettifor.

Novara Live: 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.

Opinion: Sunak’s Spending Review Is a Drop of Water in a Desert – the Left Must Demand More

James Meadway

From divide-and-rule public sector pay freezes to ripe-for-corruption local spending schemes, Sunak's plan is radically insufficient for our current crisis. The left must forward an alternative, and quick, writes James Meadway.

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Opinion: The Tories Could Feed Poor Children – They Just Don’t Want To

Francis Brewer

The government says that there isn't enough money to pay for free school meals over half term. Modern monetary theory shows this is a lie, writes Francis Brewer.

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Opinion: The Government Pays Landlords £17bn a Year. It’s Taking Back £2bn. So What?

Nick Bano

Report: Rich People Are Becoming Less Willing to Help With the World’s Problems

Harriet Williamson

Downstream: Everything They Tell You About the Economy Is Wrong

Report: Campaigners Are Planning a Tax-Strike for Gaza

Charlotte England

Report: Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts

Andrew Kersley

Analysis: Polls Show Even Tories Hate Landlords

Ell Folan

Analysis: Cost of Living Crisis? Not for the Rich

Ell Folan

Opinion: Of Course Sunak Says Inflation Can’t Be Fixed. Fixing It Would Mean Taxing Billionaires Like Him

James Meadway

Opinion: The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?

James Meadway

Analysis: Has the Pandemic Shifted Britain Left?

Ell Folan

Analysis: How We Win: The State

James Schneider

Analysis: After All the Hype Over Budget 2021…That’s It?

James Meadway

Opinion: Now Isn’t the Time for a General Tax Hike – We Need to Target Those Who’ve Profited From the Pandemic

Ann Pettifor

Novara Live: Starmer Outflanked by Tories on Corporation Tax

Opinion: Sunak’s Spending Review Is a Drop of Water in a Desert – the Left Must Demand More

James Meadway

Opinion: The Tories Could Feed Poor Children – They Just Don’t Want To

Francis Brewer

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Opinion: The Government Pays Landlords £17bn a Year. It’s Taking Back £2bn. So What?

Nick Bano

Report: Rich People Are Becoming Less Willing to Help With the World’s Problems

Harriet Williamson

Downstream: Everything They Tell You About the Economy Is Wrong

Report: Campaigners Are Planning a Tax-Strike for Gaza

Charlotte England

Report: Councils Are Paying Dodgy Bailiffs to Collect Tax Debts

Andrew Kersley

Analysis: Polls Show Even Tories Hate Landlords

Ell Folan

Analysis: Cost of Living Crisis? Not for the Rich

Ell Folan

Opinion: Of Course Sunak Says Inflation Can’t Be Fixed. Fixing It Would Mean Taxing Billionaires Like Him

James Meadway

Novara Live: MPs Vote on Tax Hike for the Working Class

Opinion: The National Insurance Hike is Class Warfare. Why Won’t Labour Say So?

James Meadway

Novara Live: Johnson in Fight Over Social Care Funding

Analysis: Has the Pandemic Shifted Britain Left?

Ell Folan

Analysis: How We Win: The State

James Schneider

Analysis: After All the Hype Over Budget 2021…That’s It?

James Meadway

Opinion: Now Isn’t the Time for a General Tax Hike – We Need to Target Those Who’ve Profited From the Pandemic

Ann Pettifor

Novara Live: Starmer Outflanked by Tories on Corporation Tax

Opinion: Sunak’s Spending Review Is a Drop of Water in a Desert – the Left Must Demand More

James Meadway

Opinion: The Tories Could Feed Poor Children – They Just Don’t Want To

Francis Brewer

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