It seems the penalties for slave exploitation aren't too high in Cumbria: A modern slaver whose disabled victim was exploited for 40 years has been given a suspended prison sentence. Peter Swail… (View Post)

Producer capture. (View Post)

The psychology is important. If the average worker is seeing their taxes rise then they need to see the taxes rise of everyone, especially the 'undeserving rich'. "We're all in th… (View Post)

So how is that any different to paying any other tax with money from employment which has already had income tax and national insurance deducted from it ? (View Post)

Which is the reasoning for a mansion tax - money can be moved easily but houses cannot. And there's not many votes to lose by taxing the properties of foreign oligarchs and premiership footballe… (View Post)