Tax Justice UK, which campaigns for a wealth tax and higher taxes generally, is advertising a research post paid entirely free of income tax and national insurance. The advert states the pay as “£21,500 Tax free for 4 days a week (equivalent to roughly £31k fulltime with tax)”. Tax gap…
Nor does the Treasury collect employer national insurance, worth roughly £3,000 on an equivalent salary. The money comes from the Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust, founded in 1980 and named for the Marxist lawyer Barry Amiel. Its stated objects are advancing knowledge of the philosophy of Marxism, the history of socialism, and the working class movement. The job is fieldwork for the “Immigration vs Tax Narratives” project, studying how messaging on “taxing the super-rich” can “build multi-ethnic class solidarity and counter division”. Pass the sick cup…
The postholder reports to Executive Director and ex-Labour star Faiza Shaheen. The advert wants candidates with a “demonstrable interest in working class issues.” They can’t get enough of the tax-free loopholes…
Former Treasury minister and adviser to Burnham in the Makerfield campaign Lord Jim O’Neill, who has turned down a role in his government, said Burnham’s first statement Commons was:
“The last thing investors wanted to hear… gilt yields have risen by a 0.25% in one day, which is a lot. We’ve not had that since Liz Truss days… If your country is under the focus of ‘can they come up with a sensible fiscal strategy’ on a day when the markets think ‘well no, you’re not showing any sign of it’ you’re going to have a tough day…if it stays like this your mortgage rate is going up.”