Mythbusters is a short series in which economists and journalists collobarate. It is co-ordinated by the New Economics Foundation and the Tax Justice Network
Britain's banking system is not a national asset. It's a curse
Lydia Prieg and Heather Stewart
Lydia Prieg and Heather Stewart: Mythbusters: It's not just the economy that has been skewed out of shape by our financial services sector – society has been too
Richard Murphy and Dan Hind: Mythbusters: The case for tax havens is fundamentally flawed – it's no wonder they are feeling threatened by people who pay their dues
'The private sector is superior'. Time to move on from this old dogma
Andrew Simms and Stephen Reid: Mythbusters: From healthcare costs to train company subsidies, the evidence for the notion that efficiency requires private ownership is thin
Heard that countries should 'compete' on tax? Wrong
Ellie Mae O'Hagan and Nicholas Shaxson: Mythbusters: Tax competition – in which countries fight to lower taxes – not only hits the poor, it doesn't even help the economy grow
Strivers v skivers: real life's not like that at all
Anna Coote and Sarah Lyall
Anna Coote and Sarah Lyall: Mythbusters: The evidence simply doesn't support the divisive notion of a split between hardworking goodies and jobless baddies
If Britain is 'broke', it has been for most of the last 300 years
Tom Clark and Howard Reed
Tom Clark and Howard Reed: Mythbusters: It is nonsense to suggest that Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure. Now is just the right time to do so
