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It's 2015 and Labour have had a landslide victory back into power, pledging to back a Robin Hood Tax to help reverse five years of austerity in the UK. This limited edition Financial Transaction Tax special is set in the future detailing possibilities of just what could be if the new Labour government back a Robin Hood Tax. Bob Diamond realeasing a charity single? Obama heralding Ed Miliband as a Global Leader? Bankers...
It would be hard to ignore the banking scandal that has hit the UK this week. Following the revelation of fixed Libor interest rates and the resignation of Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, the important question of how to make sure bankers don’t get away with socially irresponsible behaviour is all over the headlines.
When Sherwood heard about the proposed Treasury Inquiry into Barclays, we quickly donned our hats and headed down to Parliament where...
Ahead of the annual Mansion House Bankers' Banquet, campaigners headed to the Royal Exchange in the City of London yesterday to demand a Robin Hood Tax on the financial sector.
A leading US nurses union is speaking out in support of a Robin Hood Tax. Yesterday RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United, was interviewed on Bill Moyers' current affairs program about how the tax would help the poorest and most vulnerable in the US. National Nurses United is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the country, with 170,000 members.
The interview focuses on the union's call...
