This exchange took place in the House of Lords yesterday: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Con) One of the best things we can do for
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Of interest rates, and other things….
There has been a long and ongoing debate in the FT and elsewhere about what base interest rate level the world’s central bankers should settle
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The truly worrying message from the mess that Labour has created for itself in Rochdale
Readers of this blog will be familiar with me criticising the Labour Party these days. It does, however, feel almost unfair to pick on it
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Why isn’t Labour interested in company fraud?
There was an article in the FT yesterday suggesting that the price of incorporating a company in the UK may be too low and that
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The opposite of a certainty is not an uncertain uncertainty
Donald Rumsfeld became better known for his known unknowns, and his unknown unknowns than he was ever known for his supposed knowns. Such is the
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People are noticing that we have politics almost wholly disconnected from what people want or need
I don’t usually quote the Shropshire Star here, but they have a report this morning that says: [A] poll, carried out by Survation on behalf
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The Rwanda Bill contravenes human rights and the Tories do not care
These are the lead paragraphs from an FT report this morning: The Tories will continue with the Bill nonetheless. That’s why we know they are
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Twitter still has the power to deliver
I know many readers of this blog do not like Twitter, or X. But it still has the power to deliver. Two of my Tweets
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The fact that 30% of the UK population have savings of less than £1,000 is not their fault
The Resolution Foundation published a report this morning which suggests that at least 30% of UK households have savings of less than £1,000 and are,
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