Finance

Campaigners have welcomed the move to pull out of speculative deals with hedge funds which made the company up to £278 million in 2012.

Filed in: Activism Finance Food

The super rich are gaining from the economic crisis while the poor get the blame – what can be done to stop them?

Filed in: Class Equality Finance Globalization Politics Poverty Society Wealth

The latest podcast from Tax Justice Network on banks, Starbucks and reforming the tax system.

Filed in: Activism Economics Finance

Finance is only the half of it. Britain is facing deep, society-wide crises, driven by an erosion of what represents the public interest, says David Ransom.

Filed in: Economics Finance

Adam Ramsay gives the inside story on the YouTube hit that shows some unwelcome guests visit a do for Britain’s former tax chief.

Filed in: Finance Politics

Michael Burke explains why the UK’s budget deficit is rising, not falling.

Filed in: Economics England Finance

Vanessa Baird argues the ex-Barclays boss is being used to divert attention from the real problem: the relationship between finance and politics.

Filed in: Economics Finance United Kingdom

Our US columnist Mark Engler is riled by the shamelessness of the financial élite.

Filed in: Finance United States

David Cameron has zealously torn into those claiming benefits but it’s tax dodgers who should be paying more, says Alan Hughes.

Filed in: Finance United Kingdom Wealth

The UN Earth summit will take place June 20-22. Here’s introducing some of the worst environmental truth spinners trying to hijack the agenda.

Filed in: Agriculture Brazil Climate Change Finance Oil Sustainability

The answer may not be what you expect, as evidenced by recent events in France. Michael Burke explains.

Filed in: Economics Finance France