Following our mini-consultation a few days ago, we have written the following letter to Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander outlining our concerns about the upcoming Emergency Budget. Thanks to everyone who submitted their ideas, both on our website and privately by email.
To: Nick Clegg, Danny Alexander
cc. Simon Hughes
Dear Nick and Danny,
Next week, the coalition [...]
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Open Letter to Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander
Robin Hood Tax? Beware the men in tights
I want to support the new campaign for a “Robin Hood Tax” – really I do. I understand the logic behind the Tobin Tax and have a lot of sympathy for the idea. But there’s something about this campaign… Actually, there are four problems I have with it:
Firstly, the name “Robin Hood [...]
Congratulations to Centre Forum
Belated congratulations to Centre Forum, and in particular Giles Wilkes, for winning Prospect Magazines’ Think Tank Publication of the Year Award for A Balancing Act: Fair Solutions to the Modern Debt Crisis.
One of the many things I meant to do this summer was to write a review of this pamphlet. It is a highly readable [...]
Lynne Featherstone meeting THIS WEDNESDAY
This is just a short reminder that our discussion evening with Lynne Featherstone MP will be taking place this Wednesday.
Title: After the recession, a different future
Date: Wednesday 1 July 2009
Time: 7.30pm-8.30pm
Location: Room Q, Portcullis House, Westminster, SW1A 2JR
Full details are available on the Flock Together website. Please confirm if you are likely to be attending [...]
