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Equalise Capital Gains Tax to Boost Growth and Fairness

Reforming Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is one of the most effective ways the government could make the tax system fairer, encourage economic growth, and crucially for this government, raise revenue needed to invest in the services and infrastructure Britain desperately needs.

Don’t cave in to Trump on digital services tax say civil society leaders

Leading UK civil society organisations have called on the Prime Minister and Chancellor to stand strong on the Digital Services Tax under threat from USA lobbying, and extend it to AI companies. The full text of the letter (sent 21 September 2026), and signatory organisations is below.

An Economy on the Rokos

Burnham’s first Budget: Unlocking the treasure that can transform Britain

Press release – Petition Hand in at Number 10 North

The UK lost out on £59.2bn in unpaid taxes last year— that means 6.4% of all tax owed was avoided, evaded, or accidentally unpaid.

Betting on Britain: or how to calm the bond markets & raise living standards

This Budget isn’t a choice between taxing people who are already struggling, or cutting lifeline supports for the poorest. There’s a third option. Healey should take it.

Can new Chancellor John Healey “Build Hope for Britain”

What does Burnham’s surprise pick for Chancellor,John Healey, and his early flurry of policy announcements tell us?

Will Burnham call time on Big Money politics?

The Elections Bill, including crucial curbs on dodgy political funding, has been delayed to September, so Burnham can rewrite. Will he strengthen it, or water it down?

Tax gap 2026

The UK’s Tax Gap is growing. Here’s what it means and why tackling this problem should be at the top of the new Prime Minister’s in-tray.

No more dithering and delaying on dirty money

This week, the UK should have been hosting world leaders for a major Illicit Finance Summit, instead its delayed to December. We can’t let it fall of the agenda.

Press release – Tax Gap 2026

The UK lost out on £59.2bn in unpaid taxes last year— that means 6.4% of all tax owed was avoided, evaded, or accidentally unpaid.

Our next PM? What would Burnham mean for Britain?

What have we learnt from the Makerfield campaign about what a Burnham government might look like?

1,000,000,000,000 reasons we need Wealth Taxes now

Elon Musk is the world’s first trillionaire. What does that say about our economy, and how do we fix it?

Council tax is broken. Here’s what we should do about it.

Decades of quick fixes, bolt‑ons, stitch‑ups and political avoidance have left us with a not‑fit‑for‑purpose Frankenstein tax, here’s what we should replace it with.

How big is the UK’s dirty money problem? And is Starmer hiding it?

As the illicit finance summit is delayed from June to December, we ask; Is the government hiding the UK’s dirty money problem?

How the 2026 Rich List explains our broken economy

Here’s what you need to know about the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List: extreme wealth in the UK is off the charts, almost none of the richest pay anywhere near the most tax, but plenty of them are shovelling cash into politicians.