Labour swept many parliamentary seats in Scotland in 2024, representing a massive improvement in its fortunes in the country. Now, as The National is reporting:
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A political economy of care from Adam Smith to now
These are the slides for my opening presentation for today’s event in Cambridge. My core argument is this, based on an analysis of Adam Smith’s
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Today
Please do forgive me if moderation is very slow today. We have our first live Funding the Future event in Cambridge, and from about 9.30
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We have to deal with a new world of toxic politics
The Telegraph has been pushing this article out: It begins with this comment: If there is a more shameful and disturbing moment in modern British
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Last night’s YouTube short: Where government money really comes from
We posted this short video on multiple platforms last night: This was the transcript: Where does government money actually come from? Most people assume that
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Keir Starmer: our interim Prime Minister
This headline is extraordinary. It came from the Politics Home email last night: The desperation in that claim is quite extraordinary. Three things stand out.
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Modern monetary theory isn’t “just theory”: it describes how the UK really works
People ask whether modern monetary theory is “just theory”. I think that’s the wrong question. The real test is practical: does the UK actually operate
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The new burden on the Greens
I have just posted this short on YouTube and elsewhere: This is the transcript: The result for the Greens in Gorton and Denton is stunning,
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