The last pretence that we live in a democracy in the UK collapsed yesterday. Johnson and Sunak received fines for attending a party that they
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New life
I have been accused of not being in cheery mood this morning, so I offer this as evidence that I can look for all that
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Follow the view from the Mile End Road
My old friend Prof David (Danny) Blanchflower posted this on Twitter yesterday: My old pal @RichardJMurphy and I used to have a friendly competition for
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2022 is not looking good
I have just posted this thread on Twitter. It actually began life as a blog post, but then I realised it suited both media, so
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Globalisation is failing
The NHS is failing and the only people to blame are the Tories
The Guardian reports an interview with Dr Katherine Henderson, the president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine this morning. As she has noted, pressure
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The Tories are the enemy of the survival of human life here on earth
The Sunak story (on which I am still broadcasting this morning, suggesting that it is not going away as yet) has distracted me from other
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Sunday morning thoughts
Nadine Dorries is accusing Channel 4 of being a promoter of fascism this morning
I have just tweeted this: Nadine Dorries is actually claiming Channel 4 is promoter of fascism this morning. Note what I have to say. We
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