A month to go to Brexit and Corbyn finally, and reluctantly, endorses the idea of a second referendum on the issue, as he promised he
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The left has all the answers
Wolfgang Munchau has a fascinating article in the FT today. In it he suggests: Liberal pro-Europeans are certainly not going down without a fight. But the
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The Tax Justice Network February 2019 podcast
In Edition 86 of the February 2019 Tax Justice Network’s monthly podcast/radio show, the Taxcast (available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and other podcast platforms): why hasn’t the
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May is trashing the country I live in. I have a right to be angry about that.
I try not to do anger. I do not always succeed. I admit that. But I try. I find it helps. Except for yesterday. Then
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The TIG: a committee that will forever be in search of a purpose
Everybody is talking about the TIG. The so-called Independent Group emerged this week. And I have already summarised my view of its economics, which I
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When England cannot provide there is no case for a Union
Misha Glenny has an interesting article in the Observer this morning. He considers afresh his view of the Union, and to cut his narrative short,
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We’re in for a bumpy ride
I was asked by an informed commentator what my predictions for the UK economy might be yesterday. The predictions were requested to cover the political
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What the Staggers is missing on modern monetary theory
Howard Reed has a knack for getting to the core of critical economic issues. He has written this as a comment on the blog this
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Citizenship is not a commodity
The Guardian is amongst the entire media in reporting Sajid Javid’s attempt to deny Shamima Begum her British citizenship, saying: Bangladesh has rejected the British
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