This was posted on Twitter yesterday: Don’t tell me that first-past-the-post does not undermine democracy when that data makes it so clear that it very
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Everything is going in accordance with the Bank of England’s plan
I was thinking of making a comment on the new Office for National Statistics growth figures this morning and then found that they had produced
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We are heading for a mortgage crisis of the Bank of England’s making
As the FT has noted this morning, the number of mortgages in arrears has reached a seven-year high. And it has not just crept up,
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If you need cheering up
It’s easy to think there is not much going on in life that is good. But there is, of course. Over the last couple of
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The government is willing to punish pensioners for inflation when billions could be raised from the wealthy instead
As the Guardian reports this morning: Treasury officials are discussing a one-off break from the pensions triple lock that could save £1bn by preventing a
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An investment income surcharge in the UK could raise up to £18 billion of extra tax revenue a year
I have this morning published the sixth of my recommendations for reform of the UK tax system. Together with the further recommendations yet to be
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