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Friday briefing: After constant leaks and a resignation, is the OBR still fit for purpose?

In today’s newsletter: Critics say the OBR’s growing influence has outpaced its accountability, raising questions about whether it serves the public, the Treasury, or the markets

The Guardian - UK

Increase taxes for working people, or make the super-rich pay their fair share? The answer seems obvious – but not to Labour

Rachel Reeves has unnecessarily blocked her options of what to include in her budget, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK

Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda

The climate damage done by avoidable flying is huge, yet the government continues to see planes as the answer to its economic woes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

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David Boyle obituary

Political economist and author who promoted ideas such as time banks and community sharing

The Guardian - UK

It’s not a rich list – it’s gone far beyond that. We need to talk about ‘extreme wealth’

We recognise extreme poverty as ruinous, but this turbo-charged affluence is deeply damaging too. Treat it as such, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK

Britain is now following a developing country economic model – and we know where that leads

Selling off assets to foreign owners, deregulating markets, and liberalising financial services only leads to inequality and instability, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK

Inflated farmland prices blocking government from building enough homes

Since the 1960s, local authorities buying up land under compulsory purchase orders have been required to pay inflated prices

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James Robertson obituary

Writer, thinker and champion of green economics, monetary reform and new ways of looking at employment

The Guardian - UK

Free childcare for 30 hours a week? It sounds too good to be true – and for worse-off families, it is

Early-years education can determine a child’s future – which is why a Labour government must make it a priority, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Richer families in England ‘almost six times as likely to benefit from childcare expansion’

Exclusive: Plan to offer free childcare when both parents work 16 hours a week risks excluding children most in need, study reveals

The Guardian - UK

The UK housing crisis isn’t just about mortgages – private renters desperately need help too

The local housing allowance freeze is pushing many tenants into dangerous, poor quality accommodation, says Alex Diner, a researcher at the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK

2% tax on UK rich list families ‘could raise £22bn a year’

Campaigners for tax reform say similar levies in Europe have helped to reduce inequality

The Guardian - UK

Hitting UK's richest 350 with 2% wealth tax 'would generate £16billion for Treasury'

Researchers have calculated how much cash could be injected into the Treasury if a wealth tax was applied to the richest people in the country

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