According to Politico: Rishi Sunak will lay his claim to be a “low tax” chancellor in a speech today as he delivers the annual Mais
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The question for those on the left who are still trying to excuse Putin: do you support imperialism?
I post this thread from a left-wing activist from Finland because it seems to be very relevant to me – and speaks directly to the
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This morning is the moment to mourn a loss of peace, whose passing may be very costly
As the Financial Times has noted in an editorial this morning: The underwhelming [UK move on sanctions] has done little to improve the UK’s notoriety
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What should sanctions look like?
Boris Johnson announced sanctions against Russia yesterday in response to its invasion of Ukraine that made him and his government looked like a laughingstock. Five
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The public sector interest cost – revisited
A month ago I suggested that the Office for National Statistics might be overstating the cost of interest in its monthly reports on the UK
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When will the government act to deliver audit reform?
I was one of the signatories to this letter in City AM yesterday: It’s shocking that the government will not act to ensure we have
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Tim Snyder on Ukraine, Russia and Putin
A number of comments have appeared on this blog, some from long-standing commentators, that offer utterly bizarre apologies for the behaviour of Putin on Ukraine.
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The Tories have taken us to a place where those who cannot afford Covid healthcare are simply abandoned to their fate
Boris Johnson’s press conference concerning his Covid plan was a staggering debacle yesterday. First, there is as such no plan. All that is actually happening
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Corporate Accountability Network Audit Briefing: The Provocations – Issues to be considered when appraising the government’s next suggestions for audit reform
As I have noted previously on this blog, the Corporate Accountability Network, which I direct, is publishing a series of Audit Briefings that discuss the need for
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