The dispute over taxation shows the bourgeois establishment’s poverty of ideas, argues James Turley As the election campaign gets into full swing, many of the initial exchanges have all been linked to one issue - changes to the Britain’s tax system. The first flashpoint came out of the recent budget - Labour plans a small hike in ...
With Tory confusion on the economy, the general election looks to be very close, writes James Turley Alastair Darling’s budget was in effect the opening shot in Labour’s election campaign and, given the global economic crisis, he made a fair fist of it. As everyone knows, he had to promise financial responsibility, while offering a few ...
Alistair Darling’s pre-budget report includes a ‘supertax’ on bankers’ bonuses. James Turley calls for more The bankers are at it again. In spite of their new status as national hate-figures and pariahs, which has even extended - if only in words - to the political establishment, the rapid approach of the festive season has once again ...