It is occasionally worth reminding oneself about promises made in the past and then forgotten. These were the pledges made by Keir Starmer to become
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Growth is not the answer: relieving poverty is
As the Office for National Statistics has reported this morning: UK real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 0.1% in Quarter
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The NeoLiberal Democrats
As the FT has reported: The Liberal Democrats have set out plans to replace the UK Treasury with a “Department for Growth” in Birmingham, in
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Is Keir Starmer still fit to be Prime Minister?
After two debacles that have demonstrated a massive lack of judgment in appointments made by Keir Starmer since becoming Prime Minister, both of which have
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The warm up act
As I have previously advised, our Cambridge event on 28 February is sold out now, and it looks like we cannot expand capacity, but it
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Safe, secure, protected, with minimal charges
The UK isn’t a single nation. Are we in crisis because politicians keep pretending it is?
The UK is no longer a unitary political system. Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England now operate as distinct political realities, yet Westminster still governs
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Neither Labour or the Resolution Foundation can solve the problems that real people face
I surprised myself yesterday with my desire to respond to the Resolution Foundation’s publication of its new book, Unsung Britain. The book is meant to
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The Resolution Foundation on poverty: the required responses
Having noted yesterday the inadequate proposals for tackling poverty from the Resolution Foundation, included in a new book that they have published, I thought it
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