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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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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