Comments on: Five demands the left can unite around?

By: George McLean

George McLean — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:09:48 +0000

What about a land value tax – very difficult to avoid and great for stimulating much-needed development and therefore jobs)? What about a guaranteed maximum ratio between the highest-paid and lowest-paid worker in an organisation (so a CEO can get “remuneration” of £5m – and we can define remuneration widely – as long as the lowest-paid get no less than, say, 1/20th of that, with the pay being enforceable in the employment tribunal like equal pay)?

By: Eamonn O'Tierney

Eamonn O'Tierney — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:47:06 +0000

I do not admire everything that they do in the United States of America, but I believe that in the United States everyone’s tax return is a public document. I do not know why you think that only the rich should have thee their incomes published. In an egalitarian society, this should apply to everyone. Some employers make it a sackable offence to discuss or disclose pay with one’s colleagues. It would be healthier if everyone knew what each other earned and the reasons for it. In addition, the Inland Revenue Service seem to use the teeth that they have unlike HM Revenue & Customs. HMRC should be much more agressive.

By: Reginald

Reginald — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:42:17 +0000

Good ideas, but I’m from America. Please create an America Red Pepper. We need the radical analysis and solutions.

By: Pat McCabe

Pat McCabe — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:47:12 +0000

Yeah this is all bang on. I think universal free childcare has to be a priority for the left as well. Incorporating the EYFS program into this would help to account for the inital negative impact a homelife can have on a child’s development. Something like a more systematic version of the Every Child Matters scheme that the previous government started.