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  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    Why workers aren't getting their fair share

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 22 May 2012, 11:43AM  1 comment

    The share of national income that goes to the workforce is falling, while corporate profits rise. That should be good for investors - but Merryn Somerset Web isn't so sure.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    Keep taxes simple - treat all income the same

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 21 May 2012, 04:46PM  17 comments

    The UK tax system is 'horrendously complicated'. We need a massive simplification where all forms of income are treated equally and taxed at the same rate.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    Let's make the most of financial repression

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 21 May 2012, 03:02PM  18 comments

    The period of financial repression is necessary, but unpleasant and unfair. So we must act alongside it to make things better when it's over.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    We need to distinguish between good and bad charities

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 17 May 2012, 04:48PM  6 comments

    Not all charities are equally good. But taxpayers are forced to give as much to the bad ones as the good ones. That needs to change.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    Why it's time to write to your fund manager

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 16 May 2012, 11:19AM  1 comment

    Companies are only able to shirk their social responsibilities because, as shareholders, we let them. Here's what we should do about it.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    The government's big 'austerity' lie

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 15 May 2012, 12:41PM  56 comments

    The government wants us to think it's cutting spending. But far from being slashed, public expenditure in the UK has hardly gone down at all.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    For a tax-free social life, head to the USA

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 15 May 2012, 09:55AM  5 comments

    If you think our rules on tax relief for charitable giving are bad, you should see those in the States.

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