I have noted a report in the Guardian this morning which suggests that Southwark Council is seeking to raise £6 million of crowd-sourced funding over
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A number of related themes are apparent in commentary on the economy this morning. One is poverty. As the Guardian notes: Millions of people –
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Tory MPs have a lot to say about racism at present. According to them, no one in their party is racist. But then, they also
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Investment advisers Hargreaves Lansdown issued a press release this morning saying: Debts cost an average of £406 a month – as arrears mount The average
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There is a very strong feeling of ‘do we have to go through all that again?’ At the start of this week. Last week brought
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It’s been a day to think about things other than racist politicians. On the recommendation of Duncan MacInnes, who commented here yesterday, we went to
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As the FT noted yesterday: Warren Buffett has warned Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that his sprawling $905bn conglomerate has virtually “no possibility of eye-popping performance” in
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It’s been a long week. It’s also a cold morning, but I will be out, binoculars around my neck, soon. However, I could not ignore
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Much fuss is being made this morning about the fact that the UK energy price cap is being reduced by approximately 12% to £1,690 per
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