As is my usual habit, I have been listening to a variety of debate programmes, such as Question Time, Any Questions and Debate Night in
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I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this latest note, I
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Ely, from the Kingfisher Bridge Nature Reserve, just to the south, this morning. The Konick ponies and water buffalo keep the grass under control and
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I posted this short thread on Twitter this morning: I have realised I have no choice but comment on this issue as I am scheduled
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The great domestic demands of this moment are fourfold. We need to rebuild from the wreckage of austerity and liberate this country to do all
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Once upon a time, the question with which I title this post would have seemed academic. Of course, there has always been a risk that
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This is my column in the National this morning: Many of these columns have a decided Scottish twist. This one is more general.  

John Burn-Murdoch has another of his quite amazing statistical analyses in the FT this morning. In this one, he compares US life expectancy of various
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The Guardian reported yesterday that: The economy has flatlined and only a quarter of the impact from the Bank of England’s 14 consecutive increases in
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