Christine Lagarde is not universally popular. Nor is the IMF. And there are good reasons. The IMF has made serious errors that have had enormous cost
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Theresa May’s in the USA to open up the NHS to US competition
Welcome to: It’s not going to be national. It’s not primarily going to be about health, but will instead be about profit. And it won’t
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Venn diagrams for our times: Labour’s approach to Brexit
The £200 billion shortfall in the UK economy thanks to George Osborne’s austerity
The best commentary on the latest UK GDP figures that I have seen comes from Geoff Tily at the TUC. As he says: Today 2016
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HMRC’s management is not doing its job properly: it’s time for radical change
The Public Accounts Committee has produced yet another report on the failings of HMRC, but this time with even more consistently critical language. Here are
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Public Accounts Committee says HMRC’s lack of transparency has eroded public trust in a fair tax system
I was going to write a blog this morning highlighting the concerns that the Public Accounts Committee have raised about HMRC’s favourable tax service to
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I’m so tired of you America
The referendum was neither binding or meaningful. Which is why we need a plan now
I have sat on the Supreme Court Brexit decision for a day or so. Some things need time to ferment before it’s best to comment. Three
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The wrong infrastructure in the wrong place at the wrong time
I am a fan of government investment in infrastructure when it is clear that an economy is in the doldrums. The UK still needs it.
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