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By Simon Chouffot, spokesperson for the Robin Hood Tax Campaign
The Financial Times doing the rounds at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester declares in its splash: ‘Labour Landslide Election Victory on Robin Hood Tax Ticket’.
It’s dated May 8 2015 and the adjoining article – ‘Bob Diamond to release charity single in support of...
This blog originally appeared on Click on Wales.
Stephen Doughty looks back at a week that has highlighted the redistribution potential of a levy on financial transactions.
This has been a big week for a small tax. The Robin Hood tax international week of action has put the idea well and...
This blog originally appeared on the LSE website.
Last year, the European Commission proposed the introduction of a financial transactions tax, which could raise up to €60 billion annually. While many European economies are likely to introduce such a tax, some, such as the UK are opposed. Ahead of a week of important summits...
This blog originally appeared on Huffington Post.
This piece is part of a series of blogs by leading NGOs to call attention to a range of issues that should be raised at the G8 summit at Camp David in rural Maryland from May 18-19.
What do Desmond Tutu, Bill Gates, the new President of France, Al Gore and the...
