In my latest video, I argue that the biggest problem Labour will face after 5 July – as a result of which all of us
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Can we vote now, please?
This is my short video for this morning. In it, I argue that for all practical purposes, this election campaign is over. It’s time to
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Inflation is on target and the Bank of England is still wildly out of control
As the Office for National Statistics reported this morning: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 2.0% in the 12 months to May 2024, down
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Talking economic policy with the Scottish Greens
Continuing my series of interviews with economic commentators pro-independence politicians in Scotland, the National has now issued my interview with Scottish Green MSP, Ross Greer:
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Labour’s creating new tax loopholes to undermine its own tax plans
I couldn’t quite believe this in the FT this morning: One of the very few tax commitments Labour has made is that it will close
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Is Farage right on the central bank reserve accounts?
The Institute for Fiscal Studies, in its commentary on the so-called Reform Party manifesto for this election, says of that party’s plan to save £35
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Are our major political parties trying to push us over the climate change precipice?
This is my short video for this morning, in which I ask if our major political parties trying to push us over the climate change
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There is almost no money in banks these days
My latest video has just been published. In it I argue that the old idea that there is money in a bank is almost always
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You can have almost any colour but blue
I liked this poll of voting intentions from Survation published at the weekend, based on a large MRP survey: As everyone reading this blog will
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