2020 September 08

Scotland should not expect a UK government to play fair if it votes for independence

Posted on September 8 2020

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?

Posted on September 8 2020

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

Posted on September 8 2020

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

Posted on September 8 2020

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

Posted on September 8 2020

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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