I debated with Rupert Read at Norwich Quaker Meeting House last night. The event was largely motivated by Rupert’s concern that if people believed modern
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How the D’Hondt EU voting system works – and how to work it
The Cowardly State
Having written about UK-scepticism this morning, and its causes, I thought it worth rolling out again my description of the state that we live in
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Building on the wreckage of the UK
I posted Jonathan Pie’s video this morning for a number of reasons. His discussion of the failure of the social contract is good, and appropriate.
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The hidden money – from Stephen Fry
The broken contract that led to Brexit
This is great from Jonathan Pie – with all his usual choice language. It’s a month old now, but still worth sharing again in anticipation
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Unaccountable cult politics
A certain air of inevitability hangs over politics this morning. It was certain that if Labour fence-sat forever people would notice. It was certain that
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We need a review into inequality, but it must be done by the right people
I am a signatory to this letter in the Guardian this morning questioning whether the IFS has asked the right people with the right balance
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The financial markets want bonds that deliver a Green New Deal
One of the first campaigning documents I ever wrote was on the need to issue bonds to finance green investment. It was then good to
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