I wrote yesterday that: In fairness to the Tories, it looks quite likely that they will split over [Rwanda]. The possibility that the supposed most
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The Tories have gone full on fascist with their Rwanda Bill
The government has this afternoon published this: This statement in the preamble to this Bill is astonishing: So, human rights no longer matter in UK
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There is a way out of stagnation. Its not hard to work out. It could be delivered. But first of all we have to care about each other. Is that possible?
Martin Wolf has a column in the FT this morning that is headlined: He does not answer the question as to what the solution is.
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It is time for the people of the US to speak out, or it will be too late
Fascism is heading for the USA. As the Guardian reports this morning: Trump had to be asked twice during the televised town hall event in
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We could do things so very differently
There are rare moments when I think everything must change. Sometimes, these have been personal. Other times, I have realised that organisations I have been
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New glossary item: open market operations
I have added a new glossary item on open market operations as I needed to define the term for some work I am doing. The
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Is it time to charge VAT on ultra-processed foods because of the massive harm that they do to society?
The Guardian has an article with this headline this morning: It also has an article with this headline: The two between them reveal a truth
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The government’s desire to have access to the bank accounts of every benefit claimant – including pensioners – whilst refusing to take powers to tackle tax abuse – reveals malicious intent on their part
This speech was made by Labour backbench Sir Stephen Timms in the House of Commons on 29 November during a debate on the government’s new
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What Labour is proposing makes no sense at all – even electorally
I posted this poll on Twitter yesterday morning: I do, of course, accept that my Twitter following is not representative. It is bound to have
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