There is an obvious way to tackle this inequality. It is called an investment income surcharge. We had one in the UK for more than 20 years, but Margaret Thatcher got rid of it. It is time that we had one again, creating an additional 15% tax charge on income from wealth of more than £10,000 a year.
Economics
Richard Murphy – The world needs Covid 19 vaccines and equality more than it needs modern monetary theory
The conflict between correct theory and solutions versus their current application will lead to many such discussions. Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Chartered accountant. Co-founder of […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – Recent trends in global income distribution and their political implications
On 1 April in Berlin in our series of talks entitled “Economics beyond the Swabian hausfrau” Branko Milanović discussed the evolution in global income inequality and its political implications; in particular, the rise of the […]
Geopolitics
John Mearsheimer – Israel’s Unsuccessful Legal Assertions at the International Court of Justice
15 January 2023 Mearsheimer evaluates the trial held by the International Court of Justice trial to judge Aouth Africa’s appication against Israeli genocide in Gaza
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