I published this video on TikTok this morning. As I noted on Twitter: Why does the average higher rate tax payer get more subsidy for
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Are those calling for more defence spending simply trying to stoke inflation?
According to historian Niall Ferguson, we are, apparently, incredibly close to the onset of World War III. There is a land war in Ukraine. There
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Financial education of young people is failing. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has the funds available to address this issue, but is refusing to do so.
As the FT reports this morning: Last summer I asked the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to invest in financial education for
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Why do we give the Bank of England so much power?
Andy Haldane’s contribution to public debate since leaving the Bank of England has not been as significant as I think many hoped it might be
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The Israeli / Iranian war is between two governments undeserving of support. Unless we support a higher good, why are we intervening?
Since I have commented quite extensively on the Israeli action in Gaza I think I should do so on the Iranian / Israeli conflict. There
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Is Labour losing votes on the left?
Privatisation has failed. The only problem that we have is a shortage of politicians that will admit this.
The very slightest editing of an FT headline this morning makes it read as follows: Rail chaos on England’s West Coast line as Link to
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Just wait: politicians will be shaking the magic money tree very soon
The situation in the Middle East looks to be very volatile. Israel’s attack on an Iranian embassy has given rise to an almost inevitable counter
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There is no indication that the Labour Party has any predisposition to be radical
Andrew Rawnsley suggested in The Observer yesterday that Labour could be a radical government despite the fact that it has no money to spend. His suggestion
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