‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank
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<p>Report by Verdant says rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance would save money that could help improve public services</p><p>A “Doge of the left,” could save up to £30bn a year for taxpayers by rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance, according to the first report from a new green thinktank.</p><p>Launched amid growing interest in the future manifesto of Zack Polanksi’s Green party, the Verdant thinktank will be co-chaired by James Meadway, a former advise
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‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank Report by Verdant says rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance would save money that could help improve public services A “Doge of the left,” could save up to £30bn a year for taxpayers by rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance, according to the first report from a new green thinktank. Launched amid growing interest in the future manifesto of Zack Polanksi’s Green party , the Verdant thinktank will be co-chaired by James Meadway, a former adviser to Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell, and civil society campaigner Deborah Doane. In its first report , the new group argues that a crackdown on waste, rather than the ideologically driven approach of Elon Musk’s former Doge – Department of Government Efficiency – in the US, could free up significant resources. “The political right have monopolised the discussion about savings in government spending, to disastrous effect,” said Meadway. “Breaking the false economies of Treasury thinking and vested Whitehall interests are an essential. A ‘Doge of the left’ would rinse out the tax avoiders, the profiteers and the fraudsters, and help deliver the high quality public services we deserve.” Doge, in the US, which was run by Tesla’s billionaire boss, took the axe to the US development agency, and slashed projects seen as “woke”, but the savings made fell far short of Musk’s aspiration of $2tn. Verdant says its ideas could be adopted by any political party, but with Polanski’s Greens drawing ahead of Labour in some polls, the thinktank appears keen to influence the party’s future manifesto. Keeping a firm hand on the purse strings could be an asset for a Green party likely to face tough scrutiny from the bond markets, given the size of the UK’s national debt. Verdant says the UK should echo the approach of the New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani , by appointing a “chief savings officer”, who could hunt out waste and fraud, instead of leaving th...
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