The Role of Tax after the Pandemic
Richard Murphy
May 4, 2020
There is a need for massive reform of tax after the coronavirus crisis
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Time to Pilot Basic Income
Guy Standing
April 30, 2020
Universal Credit is and has been from its outset a disaster, It is mean-spirited, over-complicated, punitive and moralistic. This is the time to put it to sleep. Now is the time for UBI pilots to test variants of a basic income for one year, and then evaluate them.
Whatever the outcome of this election, we need to start thinking about where our society and economy are going
Sue Konzelmann
December 11, 2019
“Come the new year, we will have yet another new government, which will be faced – amongst other things – with the consequences of a decade’s worth of cuts to services that, one way or another, the majority of us rely on.”
Writing millions out of our pensions system will hit the poorest hardest
Richard Murphy
November 23, 2019
Richard Murphy, PEF Council member, explains why raising the national insurance contributions threshold will write millions out of our pensions system.
Rentier capitalism is breeding neo-fascism. Vote wisely!
Guy Standing
November 14, 2019
Guy Standing, PEF Council member and Honarary Co-President of Basic Income Earth Network, writes on the rising authoritarianism bred by rentier capitalism and the need to re-embed the economy in society.
Rethinking Britain – How to build a better future
Sue Konzelmann
September 9, 2019
Of the nineteen UK governments since the Second World War, only two have torn up the rule book and tried to build a better future, instead of simply recycling the
New Labour, Inequality and the 1%
Danny Dorling
September 2, 2019
In the runup to the publication of the new, third edition of his book ‘Inequality and the 1%’, Danny Dorling writes for the PEF blog on New Labour and the recent history of inequality in the UK.
Five tax policies for a progressive government
Richard Murphy
August 13, 2019
“Any incoming progressive government will face massive social challenges. Leaving aside green issues, the biggest of these will be the income and wealth inequality that is crippling our society and leaving many in poverty.”
What exactly is the Green New Deal?
Michael Jacobs
July 11, 2019
“The Green New Deal is being championed in the USA as a solution to the joint problems of climate change and economic inequality. But what exactly is it, and what is its wider significance?”
Food poverty has no place in 21st century Britain – it’s time to end it
Imogen Richmond-Bishop
May 9, 2019
We all have a right to food. The UK Government commits to this right on the international stage, but its own food system is failing.
