There are things we know about politics in the UK. Boris Johnson is a liar. A civil servant resigned because a case of bullying was
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If we have more than £15 trillion worth of personal wealth in the UK to suggest that we cannot afford to save the planet is quite absurd
I was searching data on UK wealth yesterday, checking whether the office for National statistics had updated the information that it publishes on this issue,
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Talking about what is unsaid is often considered dangerous in a time of war. It is also essential.
Most of my mornings begin with a review of overnight news as I wonder what, if anything, I want to write about at the start
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Johnson is now using the war in Ukraine to put off action on climate change
The Times has reported this morning that: Boris Johnson believes the West should be given a “climate change pass” to help wean the EU off
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After 43 years neoliberalism has failed. When will the neoliberals admit it?
Martin Wolf noted in an article published yesterday on the FRT that: As chancellor of the exchequer and potential prime minister, Rishi Sunak is an
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If the Big 4 can quit Russia they can quit Cayman, the BVI, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Bermuda and others too
The FT has reported this morning that: PwC and KPMG have severed ties with their businesses in Russia and Belarus, becoming the first Big Four
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If Farage wants to campaign against net-zero he should be saying who is funding him to do so
It was inevitable that there would be a backlash against net zero. It was also inevitable it would come from the far right. Isobel Oakeshott
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Governments should be acting together to stop the wartime profiteering on oil and gas supplies. But will they?
I wrote this yesterday: Some of the messages under the tweet on the cost increases people are facing are shocking. Worse, few see a way
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How markets should work
There’s a comment been made on the blog suggesting that all markets are anti-social. It was made in response to my blog from this morning
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