As The Telegraph notes in an email this morning: Thames Water took a further step towards nationalisation after shareholders said they would not provide it
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Jeremy Hunt’s desperate appeal for money
This is from what seems to be a genuine JustGiving appeals page: Yes, that is Jeremy Hunt, our Chancellor of the Exchequer. Rather than provide
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The stories we tell each other about the economy in which we live are more important than the data we collect about it
With politicians, taking an Easter break, inspiration has to come from elsewhere this morning. I am returning, in that case, to the article by economics
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We need voices in the mainstream media who are willing to call out fascism
Martin Wolf has this to say in today’s FT: Are we witnessing the return of fascism? Is Donald Trump, to take the most important contemporary
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There must be a better song to sing.
Ian Tresman, who is a fairly regular commentator on this blog has said this morning in a comment that: After World War II when Britain
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The NHS could be and should be, well funded so that it might deliver for the people of this country. That it does not do so is a result of Tory policy choice, not necessity
The NHS is under threat today, precisely because it is failing to deliver what the people of this country expect of it. A report in
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We need to put an end to the economic narratives that are proving to be so destructive of well-being
The collapse of a bridge in Baltimore after a ship collided with it is a tragedy for those who lost their lives as a result.
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Accountancy’s top social media influencer
This was published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales this morning: I was pleased to note this publicity. The timing is
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Are you a democrat, or not? That is the question that MMT poses, and which everyone needs to answer.
This comment/question was put up on the blog this morning by someone called Peter Rodd. I am presuming it is genuine: Enjoy your posts and
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