Inheritance tax is fair but unpopular — is there a solution?
As the Conservatives contemplate abolishing the charge, Labour is exploring a lifetime gift tax.
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Why we need a Green New Deal to solve humanity’s greatest challenge
The world’s largest international institutions continue to insist that “private financing” is the only way to avert climate apocalypse –…
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The problem for capitalism is that the future may no longer bail out the present
There is now rising panic in policy circles over the short-term future of banks and the long-term future of the free market…
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A higher minimum wage is welcome — but achieving it is far from straightforward
The Conservatives’ ambitious promise of a £10.50 minimum wage must be sensitive to any economic downsides.
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Sajid Javid’s minimum wage increase is good policy, but risky politics
There may be trouble if the Conservatives go to the country saying they’ve ended austerity when no one feels as…
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How the West’s broken economic model is driving political extremism
The combination of austerity and ultra-low interest rates is aiding the authoritarian right and threatening a new recession.
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Why Shoshana Zuboff lost faith in the digital revolution
The author on why she believes capitalism has gone “rogue”.
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The fall of Thomas Cook reflects our waning love affair with package holidays
Initially reluctant to get into what was seen as a risky part of the travel industry, the company has suffered…
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