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'Taxing wealth rises like income would raise £170 billion a year', report says

THE UK could have collected £170 billion more in taxes every year from 2011 to 2020 if increases in wealth had been treated the same as income,…

The National (Scotland)

Rise in UK company profits puts Bank’s stance on prices under scrutiny

Figures give fuel to claims that profiteering has played a big part in the UK’s high levels of inflation

The Guardian - UK

Labour accuses government of losing £250bn from value of UK assets

Rachel Reeves says Tory bond black hole ‘will land working people with another astronomical bill’

The Guardian - UK

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Jeremy Hunt oversaw signing of San Marino low-tax treaty backed by Tory donor

Exclusive: Maurizio Bragagni, who has given over £700k to Tories and £30k to chancellor, attended event

The Guardian - UK

'Completely wrong': Labour's 'no money left' claim sparks economists' fury

LABOUR’S claim there is “no money left” to end a hated benefits cap blamed for pushing children into poverty has infuriated economists.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer leaves people asking 'what's the point' after 'painful' interview

MANY on Twitter have been left asking “what’s the point of Labour” after Keir Starmer’s interview with Laura Kuenssberg.

The National (Scotland)

Why aren’t soaring interest rates bringing down inflation?

Rishi Sunak has blamed the high number of fixed-rate mortgages for his government’s failure to bring down inflation.

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Exclusive: UK water giants recruit top staff from regulator Ofwat

Demands for an end to the ‘revolving door’ as ex-Ofwat directors are hired by key firms

The Guardian - UK

England’s water companies are ‘environmentally insolvent’, study says

Firms are unable to raise £260bn to deal with sewage spillages according to researchers

The Guardian - UK

Bank boss warns financial misery is not over yet after another interest rate hike

Homeowners were warned things could get even worse as Andrew Bailey could not rule out further rises in a bid to bring down rampant inflation

Daily Mirror

Expert rips apart Bank of England economist's 'accept being poorer' claim

THE claim by the Bank of England's top economist that people in the UK need to accept they are poorer is part of a “conspiracy is against working…

The National (Scotland)

Doubts grow over number of NHS doctors helped by pension giveaway

New figures reveal only 100 hospital doctors left NHS in 2022 due to voluntary early retirement, despite claims by Jeremy Hunt

The Guardian - UK

Slash interest rates and stop bond sales, ex-policymaker tells Bank of England

Exclusive: David Blanchflower urges rethink after collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and lifeline thrown to Credit Suisse

The Guardian - UK

Mikhael Al-Daher... The Washington-Damascus Agreement Failed to Make Him President

Former Lebanese MP and Minister Mikhael Al-Daher passed away on Tuesday at the age of 95.

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The National (Scotland)

Richard Murphy Q&A: How can Scotland establish a new currency?

Laura Webster, my editor at The National, suggested I change the theme of my column so that I answer the question subscribers want answered. That…

The Independent UK

Nadhim Zahawi ‘blocked from knighthood’ after tax questions raised

Tory chair thought to have been rejected for honour over HMRC dispute

Daily Record

West Lothian mum tells of heartbreak at first Christmas since baby son was stillborn

Cloe Murphy has been dreading the festive period as she continues to grieve over the loss of her first child In October.

Daily Record

Scots mum tells of heartbreak at first Christmas since baby son was stillborn

Cloe Murphy has been dreading the festive period as she continues to grieve over the loss of her first child In October.

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Edinburgh Live

West Lothian mum spends first Christmas without son after noticing stillbirth symptom

The young mum has found solace in local support groups that allow her to speak to others who have been through the same experience.

The National (Scotland)

'I'd vote No after seeing Nicola Sturgeon's currency plans,' says pro-Yes economist

A TOP pro-independence economist has said the Scottish Government’s currency plans are “so wrong” he would vote No in a future referendum.

Daily Mirror

'Liz Truss fails to understand what growth really is and will not deliver much of it'

Chartered accountant and campaigner, Professor Richard Murphy, says Prime Minister Liz Truss often mentions growth but never explains what she means, leaving us to work out what she's talking about

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss 'may have aimed for economic crisis to prepare NHS for privatisation'

IT is “entirely plausible” that Liz Truss’s Tory government intended to create a financial crisis in order to prepare public services such as…

The Guardian - UK

Economists call for radical shakeup of Bank’s interest rate committee

MPC is dominated by people with little ‘real world’ knowledge and prone to groupthink, says ex-committee member

The National (Scotland)

Strong tax system is vital for success of Scottish currency, says Richard Murphy

AN economic justice campaigner has said Scotland must have a clearer and more effective tax system than the UK does if it is to adopt its own…

The National (Scotland)

'They're exploiting us': UK urged to follow EU example on windfall tax plan

THE European Commission is to propose a windfall tax on energy firms in a bid to protect EU citizens from skyrocketing energy bills – sparking…

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