Yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life. That comment needs explanation. What happened yesterday, for the first time since I began
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The state needs defence from neoliberals as well as fascists
I note, with interest, that Martin Wolf at the Financial Times is descending into a state of panic as a consequence of what Trump and
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Inflation fell in January. Anyone suggesting otherwise does not understand the statistics
The Office for National Statistics has reported this morning that: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.0% in the 12 months to January 2025,
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Elon Musk is wrong
Elon Musk might think he’s very smart, but his management style – which is controversial in the private sector – is totally alien to the
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Polls don’t always work
Despite the result of polls both here and on YouTube that suggested I should concentrate on educational-style videos, I still put out yesterday’s on the
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Treasury incompetence
The FT notes this morning that: The Treasury is seeking greater clarity on the cost of renationalising Thames Water ahead of a crucial court judgment this
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Streeting: rotten to the core
Paul Kavanagh is a daily columnist in The National newspaper in Scotland, for whom I also write. He is usually known as Wee Ginger Dug,
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Is this the moment when everything changes?
Yesterday was a mighty busy day. Video recording and editing were blown apart when Nicky Campbell asked me to be on Radio Five in the
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Badenoch’s views are poisonous
I tried to find a transcript of Kemi Badenoch’s keynote speech to the so-called Alliance for Responsible Citizenship yesterday but failed to do so without
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