The US-incorporated Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed last Friday. It is not clear what the extent of the failure might be as yet: suggestions are
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The Budget is on Wednesday. As usual, I will be on Radio 2 at about 13.30 on that day, speaking to Jeremy Vine as the
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I posted a number of new glossary items yesterday, as follows: OECD transfer pricing guidelines Arm’s length method Maxed-out credit card National income Inflation Money
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I was asked recently to add a definition of fascism to the glossary and in light of the current debate felt it useful to do
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There was discussion here recently on the merits of preparing a manifesto summarising the ideas that underpin this blog. It was suggested that Franklin D
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Always worth sharing. The usual warnings on language apply. So long as that does not trouble you, worth watching.

I wonder if the BBC executives really thought about what they were doing by taking on Gary Lineker because he told the truth. They objected
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From my Twitter feed this afternoon: This is fascism in action. Those who disagree with the far-right government and Daily Mail lines are now to
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In the course of my browsing this morning I came across this: There is fascism, leading only into the blackness which it has chosen as its symbol,
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