I have just posted a series of Tweets on the national debt. It seems that politicians from all parties are now queueing up to say
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The government has still not learned the lessons of Covid – and people will suffer as a result
I read a despairing Twitter thread from Prof Christina Pagel last night. It’s despairing because she is clearly placing a marker in the sand to
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Why we do not have a Covid debt crisis
There is much talk this morning about the Covid debt crisis that the UK faces and the fact that this is going to require cuts
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Why is the NHS in crisis before the next wave of Covid hits?
I share another tweet I have posted this morning: Why is it that the NHS is at breaking point before a Covid surge? Staffing, funding,
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If you thought Covid was all over some in government do not
If some in politics were to be believed Covid is all over. The right-wing of the Tory party are furious the last lockdown constraints are
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Is July 19 really the terminus date? I doubt it.
The Prime Minister has delayed the June 21 unlocking from all Covid restrictions until July 19. That, he says, is the terminus date. He means
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The world needs Covid 19 vaccines and equality more than it needs modern monetary theory
The biggest crisis facing the world right now is the lack of Covid vaccines. There are ample other issues coming on close behind, I concede,
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There is a great deal more to freedom from Covid than being able to get drunk in a crowd
It is extremely difficult to make any sense of almost any of the discussion on Covid right now. That is not because it is impossible
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How long for Boris Johnson?
I have been intrigued, and also amused, by the reaction to Boris Johnson over the weekend. Take this from Beth Rigby of Sky News yesterday:
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