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Windfall tax on banks could recoup QE losses and raise £8bn a year, IPPR says

Hiking a levy on the profits of major firms could raise up to £8 billion a year for public services, the IPPR said.

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

Treasury should tax big banks on quantitative easing windfalls, argues thinktank

IPPR says Rachel Reeves should also urge Bank to halt bond sales to reduce government losses of £22bn a year

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025

Anarchy in the UK – courtesy of Thatcher

Brief letters: Money for punks | Dinner with Ed Davey | Hooray for Taytay | Publicity overkill | Palatine party

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025

Politicians attend funeral of ‘inspiring leader’ Norman Tebbit

Conservative grandee Lord Tebbit, who was one of Margaret Thatcher’s closest political allies, died on July 7 aged 94.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

Funeral to be held for ‘icon in British politics’ Norman Tebbit

His life will be remembered during a service at St Edmundsbury Cathedral.

Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025

Starmer shows no guts or compassion on Gaza

Letters: Readers respond to articles on the starvation of the Palestinian people by Israel

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

Dale Vince calls for Battle of the Beanfield to be included in Orgreave policing inquiry

Ecotricity founder was part of new-age convoy heading to Stonehenge in 1985 when more than 500 people were arrested

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025

Fear of crime is a useful political tool, even if the data doesn’t back it up

“We’re actually facing, in many parts of our country, nothing short of societal collapse.” This was the dire warning from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, in setting out his party’s goal of halving crime.

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2025

Police behaviour at protests not changed since Orgreave, say activists

Supporters of newly announced inquiry into 1984-85 miners’ strike warn of more injustices by ‘agents of the state’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

What happened at the Battle of Orgreave – and why is there an inquiry 40 years laster?

‘The scars can still be felt across the coalfields,’ home secretary Yvette Cooper said

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025