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Taxing the banks: what Europe’s windfall levies brought in as Burnham eyes his next move

Ahead of a crucial budget, four countries’ experiments offer a mixed verdict on how to tax bumper profits

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2

Calls for UK bank tax to fund cost of living help as HSBC profits hit £7.5bn

Levy could raise £19bn to help pay for Andy Burnham’s support for those struggling with bills, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

‘Decoupling from fossil fuel shocks’: Europe’s electricity made 25% cheaper thanks to solar and wind

Data also shows that price impacts grow stronger when more renewables come online.

Euronews · Apr 24

Labour urged to place trade union members on wealth fund board

Exclusive: Campaigners claim move would offset City influence over infrastructure taskforce and better share benefits

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024

While we focus on Dominic West in a banned advert, the banks are short-changing us all

The fuss over an outlawed commercial threatens to obscure the fact that the industry is reaping record profits for a poorer service, says Hannah Dewhirst, head of campaigns at Positive Money

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2024

Conflict of interest row greets new boss of watchdog for City regulators

Campaigners criticise Rachel Kent’s decision to remain part-time partner at law firm advising finance clients and UK government

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024

Starmer’s Labour is leaving my generation feeling politically homeless

Our country is battling crises on so many fronts, from the climate to the economy, yet time after time Labour shrinks its offer, says Fran Boait of Positive Money

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

The government’s ‘Treasury brain’ has got the UK in an economic mess. How can we cure it?

Despite all the evidence that privatisation has been a disaster and investment is needed, the department remains in thrall to discredited financial orthodoxy, says Fran Boait of campaign group Positive Money

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023

We face peril because the UK economy relies on house prices. Here are three ways to fix that

Too much wealth depends on values bloated by an oversized financial sector, says Fran Boait of campaign group Positive Money

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2022

Deregulation of the UK financial sector on top of a fragile economy will be disastrous

The government must face the reality that the oversized City is fundamentally broken, says Fran Boait of campaign group Positive Money

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022