Is the SNP bold enough to tackle the scourge of Scottish poverty?
The death rate in Scotland’s most deprived areas in 2020 was almost double that in the least deprived areas. What…
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How the freak economics of the Thatcher years warped the boomers’ view on tax and house prices
Those who lived through the oil boom have a distorted sense of today’s economic trends. But they’re the ones driving…
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Boris Johnson is exploiting the public’s misunderstanding of National Insurance
Until NI is recognised as a tax, politicians will continue to raid the pay packets of the poorest to fund…
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Boris Johnson’s government lacks the necessary imagination to reform social care
Ministers want to fix social care, but it comes with a sign reading: “Do not touch”.
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Why Unite’s new leadership presents an opportunity to revive worker power
Sharon Graham’s election as Unite general secretary opens the way for a more remote relationship with Labour and a timely…
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Adam Tooze joins the New Statesman as a contributing writer
The author of Crashed and Shutdown will write regularly for the NS.
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How the tax system squeezes graduates
Graduates earning more than £27,295 will now pay a marginal tax rate of 42.25 per cent, compared with 33.25 per…
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Labour needs a radical social care alternative – and fast
The party must support a free and universal personal care system funded by the wealthy.
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