Politico reports this morning that overnight: Boris Johnson has ordered a Cabinet Office inquiry into allegations by Conservative MP Nus Ghani that she was fired
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Jack Monroe: real world economist
If you have not heard this interview it’s worth a listen: https://twitter.com/BootstrapCook/status/1484535653702455302?s=20 I’ve always had a soft spot for Jack since spending a few days
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The government has to stop subsidising the dead money of the wealthy and put money to life transforming lives instead
A thread, posted on Twitter this morning, partly in response to all that Jack Monroe has said this week, and partly in response to suggestions
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights – where are we now?
In response to one of yesterday’s blog posts, I was reflecting on anti-fascist statements, which led me to the UN Declaration of Human Rights, perhaps
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Saving democracy
I have already mentioned that I did an event for West Country Voices last night. The biggest question asked was ‘what can I do?’ I have
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Britain on the path to fascism
I was on the panel of an event for West Country Voices last night, alongside Naomi Smith, Molly Scott Cato and Peter Jukes. During the
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If the government will abandon a climate change and levelling up programme for the sake of a short term cut in fuel bills are they really serious about either issue?
As The Guardian reports this morning: More than 30,000 jobs would be put at risk if the government were to scrap the energy bill levy
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The Tories are not only not governing, but do not wish to govern. That is the real crisis that we face.
You could be forgiven this week for thinking that politics is a game. It is not. That is most especially the case for those in
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Labour has to work out what being ‘pro-business’ means
Another day, another thread from Twitter: In an interview with the Financial Times Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has pledged that a government led by
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