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  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    One way to cut the debt - raise the minimum wage

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 17 Jan 2013, 11:48AM  182 comments

    Taxpayers are spending millions topping up the incomes of badly-paid workers. If the minimum wage were a living wage, says Merryn Somerset Webb, we wouldn’t have to.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    The Scottish independence debate hots up

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 04 Mar 2013, 04:51PM  176 comments

    Up until now, it has looked as though the pro union movement was never really going to get off the ground in Scotland. But that seems to be changing, says Merryn Somerset Webb.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    Why it's not OK to avoid tax

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 26 Jun 2012, 10:00AM  164 comments

    People who think tax avoidance is OK because it is legal have forgotten one very important thing - their social responsibilities.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    What is the real cost of the EU?

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 30 Oct 2012, 10:13AM  127 comments

    Labour wants to cut the EU budget in real terms. But the cost of the EU to the UK isn’t just about the EU budget itself, says Merryn Somerset Webb - it’s about a great many other things as well.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    Keep taxes simple - treat all income the same

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 21 May 2012, 04:46PM  108 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

    We don’t need more taxes – we just need to collect them better

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 30 Aug 2012, 11:00AM  97 comments

    The very rich enjoy many tax breaks that the rest of us simply can’t access. But there’s an easy solution to this, says Merryn Somerset Webb – and it isn’t a wealth tax.

  • Merryn Somerset-Webb

    Where are all the big ideas?

    Merryn Somerset Webb, 10 May 2012, 11:33AM  97 comments

    The populations of the West are demanding real change. But our governments have run out of ideas.

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