Richard Murphy of Tax Research UK proposes hitting those wanton frequent fliers – such as workaholic businesspersons and owners of second homes abroad – with a progressive Tax to Save the Environment (TASTE). Unpopular but game-changing perhaps…
Media
Jonathan Cook: Antisemitism has been used to smear the left, while the right targets Jews
Israel may emerge stronger by playing politics with antisemitism, but not without severe repercussions for Western Jews Read here
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK: Bulgarian Coal-Fired Power Plant May be Under-Reporting Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Investigation Finds
A popular way of reducing CO2 emissions in the endemically corrupt EU. A major power plant has avoided paying around €30 million under Europe’s Emissions Trading System by reporting less pollution than is likely. Read […]
Economics
Larry Elliot: Even Amazon must heed the basic laws of economics and politics
Tech giant’s minimum wage rise more to do with looming labour shortage than philanthropy Read here
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