George Peretz QC and I do not always agree with each other, most especially on Scottish issues, but as a confirmed Unionist he accurately summarises
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Are ministers who are also barristers guilty of serious professional misconduct as a result of the government’s announcement that it intends to break international law today?
This exchange took place in the House of Commons today: Sir Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con) The Secretary of State has said that he
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If 10% of companies who took Covid loans think they might cease trading we’re in deep trouble
According to the FT this morning: More than a quarter of companies forced to take on extra debt to survive the pandemic have warned they
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Landlords need to smell the absence of coffee right now
As Larry Elliott has noted in the Guardian this morning, the September rent payment day (businesses usually pay their rent quarterly) might be particularly stressful
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Johnson wants to throw away peace – and it’s impossible to work out why
I spent yesterday feeling very angry. I’ve known, and written about, Johnson’s duplicity, lying and consequential corruption of the standards of government before now, but
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