wellingtonrock

wellingtonrock, 11 hours ago to random

'Tackling those issues could raise almost £50 billion a year without touching on income tax rates or work disincentives, so his argument is totally hollow. Of course he can afford to raise these taxes.'

Starmer’s incredible claim that he cannot afford to tax wealthy people https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/28/starmers-incredible-claim-that-he-cannot-afford-to-tax-wealthy-people/

wellingtonrock, 12 hours ago to random

'De Niro, Dunn and Fanone all took the chance to speak. They barely referenced the trial, instead using the opportunity to remind everyone of the chaos that Trump would unleash upon the world if he were back in the White House.'

De Niro and Jan 6 Heroes Unload on Trump Outside NY Trial https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/de-niro-and-jan-6-heroes-unload-on?publication_id=392745&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=diqr&utm_medium=email

wellingtonrock, 1 day ago to random

American Friends...
'If we want to guard what’s left of our freedom, we must meet the anti-democracy movement head on with a bold pro-democracy movement that protects the institutions of self-government from oligarchs like Musk and Thiel and neofascists like Trump.'

The dangerous anti-democracy coalition - Robert Reich https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-anti-democracy-alliance?publication_id=365422&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=diqr&utm_medium=email

wellingtonrock, 6 days ago to random

'To put it another way, there is no crisis in this country that neoliberalism has not created, and that Rachel Reeves' dedication to that cause cannot help but perpetuate, presuming that is, that Sue Gray has correctly identified the crises that Labour will face. I strongly suspect that she has not, but that will be the subject of another blog.'

There’s one simple solution to every crisis that Labour thinks it will face. All it has to do is tax the wealthy more. https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/22/theres-one-simple-solution-to-every-crisis-that-labour-thinks-it-will-face-all-it-has-to-do-is-tax-the-wealthy-more/

wellingtonrock, 6 days ago to random

'But nothing is going to change the outcome of this election. Labour already have it and we are headed for a dismal five years of them delivering wholly unnecessary austerity.

I think you can sense my lack of excitement.'

The waiting is over https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/22/the-waiting-is-over/