The trend within this government for ministers to deny responsibility for their actions is growing: https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1485353895182409735?s=20 Now Sunak is saying “It wasn’t me who wanted
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Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland has to go
I was pleased to note these headlines in an email from The National in Scotland over the weekend: The David Simpson referred to in the
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If the police at No 10 can give damning evidence to Sue Gray why can’t the Met bring a case against Johnson?
This is from the front page of the Telegraph today: So, there were police officers on duty at the time that parties took place in
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In modern times has there ever been a more rotten government?
Politico reports this morning that overnight: Boris Johnson has ordered a Cabinet Office inquiry into allegations by Conservative MP Nus Ghani that she was fired
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Jack Monroe: real world economist
If you have not heard this interview it’s worth a listen: https://twitter.com/BootstrapCook/status/1484535653702455302?s=20 I’ve always had a soft spot for Jack since spending a few days
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The government has to stop subsidising the dead money of the wealthy and put money to life transforming lives instead
A thread, posted on Twitter this morning, partly in response to all that Jack Monroe has said this week, and partly in response to suggestions
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights – where are we now?
In response to one of yesterday’s blog posts, I was reflecting on anti-fascist statements, which led me to the UN Declaration of Human Rights, perhaps
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Saving democracy
I have already mentioned that I did an event for West Country Voices last night. The biggest question asked was ‘what can I do?’ I have
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Britain on the path to fascism
I was on the panel of an event for West Country Voices last night, alongside Naomi Smith, Molly Scott Cato and Peter Jukes. During the
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