Summer Statement: Why Rishi Sunak is skating on thin ice
Robert Skidelsky
July 10, 2020
The government’s ineptness in handling the health crisis will thus impact both the supply and the demand sides of the economy.
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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
Who’s Credible on Tax?
Richard Murphy
November 29, 2019
Richard Murphy, PEF Council member and member of the Green New Deal Group, weighs up the various party’s tax pledges in the General Election.
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.
Should we abolish inheritance tax?
Richard Murphy
November 11, 2019
Richard Murphy, PEF Council member, looks at the implications of a recent proposal to scrap inheritance tax entirely and outlines a progressive alternative.
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
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.”
Ending austerity: make tax fairer and more transparent
Richard Wilkinson
March 20, 2019
Radical tax reform is a prerequisite for making the economy work better for the whole country. The authors of The Spirit Level and the Inner Level write for PEF’s 100 Policies to End Austerity series.
Budget 2018: Progressive Perspectives
Patrick Allen
October 29, 2018
Since the introduction of austerity, the focus of each Budget has been on reducing the deficit and debt – to the detriment of the wider economy. In this podcast series, members of the PEF Council explore what a progressive approach to the Budget could look like.
On Theresa May, Danny DeVito and ‘other people’s money’
Ann Pettifor
October 8, 2018
Theresa May’s attack on Labour was purposely framed to suggest that Labour governments are embezzlers – tax raiders. But no Labour government has ever run out of money, and no government finances spending from taxation.
