The TUC’s new pamphlet on “corporate governance” is made up of contributions from 17 expert authors including academics, businesspeople, former government advisors and trades unionists. NPI shared the editorial duties. But why should anyone whose immediate concern is with low pay, poor housing or cuts to services care about a subject seemingly so obscure? Here’s…
Why are the changes taking place this week to council tax support (née council tax benefit) across England so important? Introduced in 1993 as part of the Major government’s repair of local government taxation in the wake of the poll tax, CTB as it was known provided anyone receiving a means-tested income benefit – JSA,…
Everybody needs water; there are no substitutes; there is no competition. The financial risks are minimal. So should consumers simply accept the industry’s belief that a 5% rate of return is justified? With average water bills rising by 50% (in real terms) since 1989, as our recent report on the water industry found, is it…