As the Office for National Statistics has reported this morning: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.6% in the 12 months to June 2025,
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Rachel Reeves has sold out
There was much in Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House speech last night that was neoliberal to the core. Except for the fact that Rachel Reeves clearly
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Is the UK really living beyond its means?
We’re told the UK is living beyond its means. But who exactly is living beyond them? It’s not schools, libraries, or the NHS. It’s not
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Are you radically normal?
We posted this short video on YouTube and other platforms this evening: Are you radically normal? It’s a strange idea, but normal people now hold
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Reeves is creating the next City-generated crisis
As the Guardian notes this morning: Rachel Reeves will claim that cutting red tape for City firms will have trickle-down benefits for households across Britain,
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Trump is taking the USA into exceptionally dangerous territory
As Heather Cox Richardson notes in her newsletter ‘Letter from an American’ (which I recommend subscribing to), that I received overnight: Trump appointees insist they
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Is the UK tax gap understated by at least £18 billion?
There is a report in the International Accounting Bulletin this morning that suggests: The UK’s HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reported that US companies
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TACO time, or is everything about to hit the fan?
As the FT notes in an editorial today when discussing Trump’s new tariff plans: Corporate America has shown its resilience by confounding the gloomiest forecasts so
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The wealth series 2: Who are the wealthy?
Just how rich are the wealthy? In this video, I break down official data to show who truly owns Britain’s wealth. From the bottom 10%
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