As the Guardian reported yesterday; Mourners at the funeral of Lyra McKee have implored politicians to turn the journalist’s murder into a turning point for
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The Tories tried to remove Theresa May as their leader yesterday. Many of them loathe her. It is a universally known truth that she is
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Bob Edwards wrote an astute comment on the blog this morning, suggesting that it is easy to get depressed about politics right now, but the
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This is from the FT today: We face a climate crisis that most of the companies cannot comprehend, let alone as yet react to. Brexit
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I have written a fair few NGO reports in my time; some of them on economic policy. I have some idea just how hard this
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I wrote this blog yesterday morning in response to The National newspaper in Scotland coming out in favour of the SNP’s currency plan, which is
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I am bemused by the reaction to my suggestion that we might tax to save the environment. I think the need to tackle climate change
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I spent the weekend doing relatively little, for me that is. I know I blogged, but much time was spent thinking and in discussion, because
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I am aware that not all who have commented here are convinced that tax can be used to save the environment, as I have been
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