The consensus amongst journalists is that Boris Johnson will survive yesterday’s debacle following the publication of the interim Sue Gray report. There was not a
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If only
I very much doubt that the Chief Secretary to the Treasury reported the correct cost of a 1% interest rise to the government this morning
I have posted this thread to Twitter: Simon Clarke MP, who is Chief Secretary to the Treasury claimed in several broadcast interviews this morning that
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How good are economists at forecasting interest rates? Lousy, might be a kind description
This chart comes from the FT. What it charts are interest rate forecasts for coming periods as price ed by markets and actual interest rates.
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Why we do not need to pay for Covid, because we already have
This morning
If anyone is wondering why there are no blogs so far today the answer is straightforward. I heard yet another government minister telling a journalist
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Johnson and the Tories have gone too far
Something very strange happened yesterday. It began when I wrote a Twitter thread when I had no plan to do so. I had promised myself
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We need a Great Reform
I have posted this thread on Twitter this morning: We witnessed an attempted coup this week. A prime minister who has very obviously broken the
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The mood changed yesterday. We no longer need a change of government. We need a whole revamp to our system of government so that this cannot happen again
My mood changed yesterday. My Twitter comment reflect the fact. Begin with this:: That gave way to this sentiment: That then lead to this feeling:
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