Opinion Archives - Corporate Welfare Watch

April 30, 2026

Jeremy Corbyn relied on Kevin Farnsworth's research to challenge UK corporate welfare in 2015.

Opinion: I’m Glad Corbyn is Challenging Handouts to Business. It’s Time to Unpick Corporate Welfare

September 28, 2015

I am the person behind the second most-debated figure of the Labour leadership race – the £93bn corporate welfare bill. I write “debated”, but this is too generous to some of those who have passed judgment […]

Kevin Farnsworth argues that corporate welfare should not be increased, rather needs more regulation.

Opinion: Britain’s Corporate Welfare Is Out of Control – Increasing it Makes No Sense

July 10, 2015

Wednesday’s budget in some ways typifies the tensions between corporate welfare and social welfare. Tax credits are a good example of a provision that falls into the categories of both corporate welfare (in that they act as a wage subsidy for […]