The opening paragraphs of my column in The National yesterday said: EVERY time an idiot appears on the world stage, my experience tells me that
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The FT has reported today that: The UK government should consider the use of private capital to fix the NHS’s crumbling buildings and infrastructure, the
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Trump says we need to spend five per cent of our GDP on defence. That would increase the spend from £60 billion to £140 billion.
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The news media was making much last night of the fact that Trump was suggesting that Article 5 of the NATO Treaty – which says
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HM Treasury and the Bank of England issued a Memorandum of Understanding between them yesterday. This relates to the supposed independent funding of the Bank
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I gather today is Rachel Reeves’ birthday. I am sure it is a total coincidence that this appeared on the BBC website today: There are
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As the FT has noted this morning: At least half of Thames Water’s sewage plants lack the pipes and tanks to process enough waste water,
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Trump has made clear where his sympathies lie. His first two international visitors to the White House have been Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Narendra
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I noted this comment from the Guardian on this morning’s GDP figures, announced at 7 am, with despair: Britain’s economy unexpectedly grew in the final
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