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Matthew Zarb-Cousin

Matthew Zarb Cousin

Posted on Oct 27, 2009 at 04:53pm

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Tax justice and mindless cutbacks

10:52 am, Sun 8th Aug 2010
Tax justice and mindless cutbacks By Matthew Zarb-Cousin / @matt_zarbcousin Before the general election, the question of how to deal with the deficit highlighted the competing economic philosophies of the two major parties. As a...
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We must put an end to soundbite politics and prepare for opposition with integrity

9:50 am, Wed 12th May 2010
We must put an end to soundbite politics and prepare for opposition with integrity By Matthew Zarb-Cousin “Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime” had often been the prelude to right-wing attacks on the Labour government. Blair’s landslide majority gave Labour a...
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We can make university funding more progressive by supporting a grad tax

12:16 pm, Fri 26th Mar 2010
We can make university funding more progressive by supporting a grad tax By Matthew Zarb-Cousin / @matt_zarbcousin If you happen to come from an underprivileged background and want to be a teacher in Britain, then unfortunately you are going to be in £30,000...
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We need to prioritise and rebrand youth centres urgently

4:18 pm, Fri 27th Nov 2009
We need to prioritise and rebrand youth centres urgently By Matthew Zarb-Cousin I lot of Labour policies in the last twelve years have liberated young people. Such policies as reforming the Licensing Act, the smoking ban, the minimum wage...
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18 and 19 year olds despise Labour - but have we explained quite the difference we've made to young people's lives?

5:21 pm, Tue 27th Oct 2009
18 and 19 year olds despise Labour - but have we explained quite the difference we've made to young people's lives? By Matthew Zarb-Cousin Yesterday I was watching George Osborne spout his misguided nonsense about restricting bonuses (when he should be targeting those in charge of the banks) on Channel 4...
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