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The longer economists and the government wait to recognise we’re in recession the harder it will be to deal with

Posted on April 29 2022

As the FT notes this morning, Amazon’s sales growth has disappeared: As Danny Blanchflower and I keep saying, this is because we are already heading
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Could it be that lax company accounting rules suit the agenda of this government and its friends just a little too well? 

Posted on April 29 2022

According to the FT: Accounting and investor groups on Thursday hit out at the government’s move to ditch a bill from its next legislative programme
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Corruption in the British Virgin Islands? Whatever next?

Posted on April 29 2022

The Guardian reports this morning that: The premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been arrested in a sting operation in Miami on charges of
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Why has the media ignored the dismantling of democracy in this country that took place last night?

Posted on April 28 2022

I put this poll up on Twitter this morning because I was curious to see what the answer might be: People cannot see the results before
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We need a windfall tax on energy companies but no one should pretend this will solve the economic crisis we are facing

Posted on April 28 2022

Rumour has it that Rishi Sunak is planning a windfall tax on energy companies to supposedly address the so-called cost of living crisis, after all.
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Fascism is advancing, rapidly

Posted on April 28 2022

That we face a risk of fascism taking hold in the UK, with democracy failing as a consequence, is something I have recognised as a
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Today it is the Passport Office and  DVLA being lined up for privatisation. Will it be the NHS next? 

Posted on April 27 2022

As the FT has noted: Boris Johnson has threatened to privatise public bodies including the Passport Office and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency unless
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More than 300 people are dying of Covid a day and the government’s reaction is to cut testing even more

Posted on April 27 2022

The Guardian has reported this morning that: The flagship public health body set up by Boris Johnson to combat the pandemic is in turmoil, with
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The ONS claims that the national debt in March 2022 was £2,344 billion. But that is not remotely true. The real number was £986 billion. So why are they publishing false accounts?

Posted on April 27 2022

The Office for National Statistics has published its first estimate of the UK’s national finances for the year to March 2022. The data is deeply
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