Britain must adopt a financial transaction tax
Eleven EU member states are pushing ahead with a plan to introduce a tiny tax on financial transactions. Four of Europe’s five …
Ken Loach discusses his hopes for Left Unity
Salman Shaheen speaks to Ken Loach about the director’s hopes for founding a new party to the left of Labour, and what …
Appearance on LBC Radio: Iain Dale interviews me on Left Unity
Round 3 with Iain Dale on his drive time LBC Radio show. This time, as Labour’s poll ratings are falling, I made …
Britain must support the financial transaction tax, it’s only fair
Once upon a time, the financial transaction tax (FTT) was the stuff of legend, supported only by radical economists and written off …
Ed Balls should not fall on his sword, Britain needs him
This article was originally written for Left Foot Forward In an open letter to the Shadow Chancellor, historian Anthony Seldon has called …
Osborne must turn warm words into action on tax avoidance
This article was originally written for the New Statesman. George Osborne’s article in the Observer following the G20 meeting of Finance Ministers …
Rafael Correa’s re-election in Ecuador shows alternative to neoliberalism
Rafael Correa swept to power in 2007 on a ticket of helping the poor. His election in Ecuador spelled a pink tide …
Miliband’s support for 10p tax rate funded by mansion tax marks return of Labour as a genuine alternative
This article was originally written for Left Foot Forward. I grew up in a household that had voted Labour since time immemorial, …
George Osborne: History will remember you better if you turn left
At 11.39pm, April 14 1912, a man called Robert Hitchins made the mistake of turning right instead of left. The RMS Titanic …
The Sun’s “benefit scrounging” Lithuanian mum Natalija Belova is an actor
Once again it seems everyone’s favourite morning bog roll, the Sun, has proved its ability to break intelligent, thought-provoking, evidence-based investigative reports …