Let’s stop subsidising big companies to exploit poor people
Austerity has extracted the last vestiges of “compassion” from conservatism, distilling what remains into policies so poisonously unfair they have led people …
Appearance on Voice of Russia: The social cost of tax havens
A massive leak exposed in the Guardian yesterday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists identified thousands of the world’s super-rich who …
The government of millionaires needs to wake up to the lives of millions
After Iain Duncan Smith claimed he could live on £53 a week in benefits instead of his £1581 a week post-tax salary, …
Hugo Chavez RIP
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Latin America’s staunchest warrior, lost his final battle to cancer today. Hugo Chavez was a divisive figure; he …
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 …
Left Unity: A vital project for the age of austerity
Sixteen years of age, a naive young activist who’d read a bit of Marx and wanted to make the world a better …
Associated British Food’s tax avoidance in Zambia stinks
When driving through the town of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk, it’s hard not to notice that something stinks. From miles around …
IF campaign reaches out to businesses to tackle tax avoidance
This article was originally written for International Tax Review With the UK chairing the G8 this year, more than 100 charities have …
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 …
Enough food for everyone, if…
The world produces enough food for everyone, but there’s an if. And it’s a big IF. To tackle it, 100 major charities …