I listened to what Keir Starmer had to say about the NHS with growing bewilderment yesterday. I really wish that he had not created in
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Credit, where it is due
I have knocked Labour a great deal of late, so I must give credit where it is due. The Guardian has noted this morning that:
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The Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast for the national debt is a worthless exercise by economically illiterate fantasists
The Office for Budget Responsibility issued a report yesterday that showed their ignorance of a great many issues and, in the process, highlighted the danger
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Can we afford the welfare state?
In this morning’s video I note that Steve Baker – until recently a Tory MP – has claimed that in twenty years’ time – when
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The alternative economists, coming to a stage sometime soon?
I think I should draw attention to this Twitter exchange yesterday, which I did not initiate: The story behind all this is that Steve Keen
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Starmer’s choice: he won’t fund the NHS even though he knows people will die as a result
I just posted this on Twitter: That, I think, summarises what Starmer will really be saying today. He’s refusing to provide the new money the
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The NHS need not die: Rachel Reeves just has to permit more government borrowing and we could have the health service we need
According to the FT this morning: England’s NHS is in “critical condition” after years of underfunding, an official review into the health service has warned.
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Does Taylor Swift’s opinion matter?
In this morning’s video, I note that when Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for US President, everyone took note. But do such endorsements matter, and
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Labour’s cry babies
Reports suggest that there were Labour MPs crying in the lobbies of the House of Commons yesterday as they voted to remove the winter fuel
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