The Telegraph says in an email this morning that: Andy Burnham’s Commons debut as Prime Minister yesterday was overshadowed by a market rout that sent
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Words might come very easily to Burnham. Meaningful ones do not.
Andy Burnham tried to present his great economic and social vision in the House of Commons yesterday, blaming Thatcherism and Brexit for the state that
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What is enough?
Why are we never allowed to have enough? Modern economies constantly encourage us to want more: more possessions, more consumption, more experiences and often more
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Farewell Sir Keir Starmer MP
Sir Keir Starmer is to leave the House of Commons, resigning on the first day after the summer recess and opening the possibility of a
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Will the smug certainty of the FT be swept away?
As the FT noted in an article this weekend: If you thought American socialism was all Marxist reading groups and picket lines, think again. These
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Normal service has resumed
I am aware, from emails from several people and the lack of comments on this blog over the weekend, that there was a problem with
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It is time that Westminster looked up and noticed
Kemi Badenoch reshuffled her Conservative Party shadow cabinet over the weekend. In the process, she sacked, amongst others, Mel Stride, who had been her Shadow
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The economic rules are broken
Britain’s economic rules are not laws of nature. They are political choices. And if those choices prevent us from tackling inequality, failing public services, inflation
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A gentle curve to the left
Jacqueline and I were out in Theford Forest fairly early this morning, brainstorming video content, book ideas and more. The road we followed seemed to
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