Labour is not as out of touch with reality as the Tories, but it has only a vague relationship with it
Saturday, May 4th, 2024There is much to reflect on in the local election results so far, and although the mayoralties might still swing some opinions, if not much
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We need the water companies of England to be nationalised
Friday, May 3rd, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning, touching on a theme that might well recur here many times: The link is here in case
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Why monopolies are harmful
Tuesday, April 30th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning. As I said of it on YouTube: Monopolies exist when one or a very few companies or
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Nationalising Thames Water will not in any way threaten the stability of UK financial markets
Monday, April 29th, 2024The Guardian is making a splash this morning on his story: Senior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water’s financial collapse could trigger a rise in government
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Large company accounts are works of fiction
Sunday, April 28th, 2024I have this morning posted this video on YouTube, addressing an issue of accounting and transparency that matters to me. I think the format for
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Labour's plan for rail nationalisation make sense - but do not go far enough
Saturday, April 27th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning. It is a particularly current topic. Railways are an issue in which I have particular interest. I
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Rail nationalisation is a welcome step - but only the first step of many Labour will need to take
Thursday, April 25th, 2024Labour has said it plans to renationalise almost all of Britain’s railways. I welcome that. The simple fact that it is willing to acknowledge that
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We need to be awake to nature
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024One of the strangest consequences of running a blog that has quite a high volume of traffic is that I receive a great many press
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We need a better song to sing
Monday, April 22nd, 2024The Guardian features an interview by John Harris with Caroline Lucas MP this morning. I’ve known Caroline for almost twenty years now. We are both
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