I did, of course, watch England’s match. I also admit that read about 50 pages of a novel during its course. I was not glued
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The future of tax justice
As has become apparent over the last week or so, I am increasingly critical of the current direction and focus of the tax justice movement.
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The government is acting with total contempt, for the state, the instruments of government and the people of this country
As The Guardian notes in an editorial this morning: The purpose of the state is freedom,” the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza wrote. Its aim is
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The post-Covid boom is already over: now we’re waiting for the downturn
As the FT has noted this morning: A top Federal Reserve official has warned the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant and low vaccination rates
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The government’s policy of mass infection is not a viable or acceptable policy
I noted this tweet from Prof Christina Pagel this morning: We just published a letter in the Lancet signed by over 100 scientists explaining why
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The unlocking of Covid restrictions is likely to crash the economy this summer
I have, ever since this pandemic began, been saying that the eventual reopening of business when lockdowns ended would always be harder than the lockdown
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Most people in the UK strongly support mask wearing, but the government is creating dissent and division on this issue. Is that because chaos is its mechanism for control?
I know all the limitations with opinion polls, but they have some uses. This from YouGov is fascinating: The majority of Britons say face masks
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I will wear a mask, not least as a protest about the callous indifference of this government
However it is looked at, yesterday’s announcement by the government that all Covid restrictions in England are to be lifted was historic. With case numbers
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The UK is a dangerous experiment that is a threat to the rest of the world
This is near latest data on new Covid cases, comparing the UK and Europe, and using data from the FT: The UK is aberrational: remember
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