Secret consultation documents finally released after the Morning Star’s two-year freedom of information battle show the Home Office misrepresented public opinion, claiming support for policies that most respondents actually strongly criticised as dangerous and unfair, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
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Capital gains tax: an open goal for Labour
Raising capital gains tax to match income tax is not only economically sound but morally just, potentially raising billions for public services — it’s an absolute no-brainer for any Labour government, argues BERNIE EVANS
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves makes her keynote speech during the International Investment Summit in London, which brings together up to 300 industry leaders to boost investment in Britain, October 14, 2024
Our groundbreaking report reveals how private rail companies are bleeding millions from public coffers through exploitative leasing practices — but we have the solutions, writes Aslef Scottish organiser KEVIN LINDSAY
With Reform UK surging and Labour determined not to offer anything different from the status quo, a clear opportunity opens for the left, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Reform’s rise speaks to a deep crisis in Establishment parties – but relies on appealing to social and economic grievances the left should make its own, argues NICK WRIGHT
This year’s Bristol Radical History Festival focused on the persistent threats of racism, xenophobia and, of course, our radical collective resistance to it across Ireland and Britain, reports LYNNE WALSH
A maverick’s self-inflicted snake bites could unlock breakthrough treatments – but they also reveal deeper tensions between noble scientific curiosity and cold corporate callousness, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
The FBU is demanding 52 weeks of full pay for women firefighters, highlighting the unique health risks they face — and the continuing need to recruit and retain more women if policies like this are still not in place, writes SEONA HART
SINCE the election, speculation has been rife about which taxes Chancellor Rachel Reeves will increase in the forthcoming Budget.
Having accepted the idiotic Tory fiscal rules, raising income tax, VAT, and corporation tax isn’t an option for her, and so attention has been focused on other possible ways of acquiring much-needed resources to fund our public services.
Increasing National Insurance contributions from employers is clearly on the cards, but it has the disadvantage of hitting small businesses like local pubs, shops and restaurants, many of which are already in danger of going under.
Along with a new wealth tax, which sadly seems to have been given the thumbs down by Reeves, and closing all the loopholes around inheritance tax, paid by only 6 per cent of the country’s population, the most sensible option is to concentrate on capital gains tax.
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