If there is an easier definition of successfully being in power than ‘making unpopular decisions, and having the ability to justify them’ then I am
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In 2007 I wrote the blog post that follows. This afternoon I am presenting the paper that is linked within that post to the Loan
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New unemployment data is out this morning. I am going to use a Tweet from a TUC research officer to provide the key data: New
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I listened to the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘The Magic Money Forest’ last night. I will save you the time doing so. This was a
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Most people have no clue how their bank account really works. A frighteningly large number think that there is a pile of cash in the bank with
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I get so bored by those who come on here to ask me why, if I hate the UK so much, why don’t I leave?
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I would not normally quote a paragraph this long from The Guardian, but it seems necessary to get the nuance of the argument in their
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The FT has reported this morning that: The UK government is planning to launch a permanent replacement for the £65bn Covid loans programme with new
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Johnson is trying to run down the clock on EU negotiations. It’s Labour’s job to hold him to account. A vote of no confidence may
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