I posted this on Twitter a few minutes ago: Today’s algorithmically created #Alevel results are the clearest message possible to today’s 18 year olds that
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Where to begin with tax reform?
The demands for tax reform after coronavirus are growing. I have been working on the whole theme of Tax After Coronavirus since near the time
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Modern monetary theory: a UK primer
We’re in recession, and worse than almost anyone else, which is this government’s fault
It will be no surprise to anyone that the UK is officially in recession. UK GDP fell for the second quarter in a row according
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Algorithms are no substitute for professional judgement: No. 10 needs to take note
The English A level (and no doubt, GCSE) exam fiasco is unfolding, just as it has in Scotland. Scotland has had to abandon its exam
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Can the UK still go bust?
One of the questions I have been asked to address in my video series is whether or not the UK could still appear to go
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The true figure for unemployment is much higher than the Office for National Statistics is saying – and was likely to be at least 2.2 million at the end of June
This morning’s unemployment data from the Office for National Statistics is a real curate’s egg. Taken at face value there is no issue of concern:
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What are your economic policy priorities?
If you were to have six asks of the Labour Party to include in their economic policy what would they be? I am keen to
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