It hardly need be said that we live in extraordinary times. It is readily apparent that we do. But, that does not mean that we
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Videos on hold
Normally at this time in the morning I would be posting a video here. I won’t be today, or for at least the rest of
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Why is Amazon advising the government on procurement?
As the Mirror notes today: Amazon is advising ministers on how to buy goods and services after Brexit, while raking in millions of pounds in contracts
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Mythbuster: What is quantitative easing and how does it work?
I have been asked to explain how quantitative easing works, given how important it is within our economy and managing the coronavirus crisis right now.
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Why can’t we have hypothecated savings, provided by the government?
Modern monetary theory (MMT) days that governments have no need to borrow. Governments can, it says, always create the money that they need. Which is
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Far from the madding virus
Social distancing was not a problem on my walk today, along the Little Ouse river. In this photo, with its truly East Anglian sky, it
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Sunday morning thoughts
Saturday morning thoughts
Good Law Project forces HMRC to collect £1.5bn in VAT from Uber
I share this from the Good Law Project, just published: Way back in April 2017, we announced we were going to take on HMRC’s failure to
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