It has been suggested that on average U.K. households have saved more than £7,000 during the coronavirus period. But averages are deeply misleading. I am
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Singapore-on-Thames is coming: welcome to post-Brexit Britain, where only the wealthy matter
The government issued a response to its consultation on permitting the creation of Asset Holding Companies in the UK yesterday. In the summary it said:
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Renewables are the future. So why are we still risking so much with nuclear?
There is an article in the FT this morning that suggests something that should be obvious, but needs saying. And that is that renewable energy
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Apologies
I have to apologise: there is no video this morning. I did the APPG meeting I mentioned yesterday and then knew it was time to
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2020 was bad and now the government seems determined to make 2021 worse
If there is an easier definition of successfully being in power than ‘making unpopular decisions, and having the ability to justify them’ then I am
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Time to move on from the straitjacket of the limited company
In 2007 I wrote the blog post that follows. This afternoon I am presenting the paper that is linked within that post to the Loan
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We are in trouble, and it can only get worse
New unemployment data is out this morning. I am going to use a Tweet from a TUC research officer to provide the key data: New
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The BBC: paving the way to austerity
I listened to the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘The Magic Money Forest’ last night. I will save you the time doing so. This was a
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How your bank account works
Most people have no clue how their bank account really works. A frighteningly large number think that there is a pile of cash in the bank with
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