As the Guardian reported last night: Ministers are considering dropping one of their central green pledges in an effort to keep energy bills down, sources
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Why does the government tackle benefit fraud and ignore tax cheats? Could it be prejudice?
The National Audit Office issued a report yesterday on efforts being made by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to tackle benefit fraud, and
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What is the UK’s real debt crisis?
There’s a real debt crisis in Britain – but it’s not the one the politicians or journalists are talking about. While Rachel Reeves and the
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English A-level? For migrants? Why?
The government now wants migrants to speak English at A-level standard. But what does that really mean? In this video, I argue that this policy
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Blurring boundaries
Tommy Robinson, the British far-right agitator whose proper name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, visited Israel at the invitation of Amichai Chikli, the Israeli Minister for Diaspora
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The Chinese have worked it out: stablecoins are the privatisation of money
The FT reports this morning that: Chinese tech giants have paused plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong, after Beijing raised concerns about the rise
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Rachel Reeves’ nasty prejudice is coming into play
As the Guardian notes this morning: Rachel Reeves has said she “can’t leave welfare untouched” this parliament, with the Treasury understood to be considering axing
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It’s time for democracy to topple those who would be king
As The Guardian notes this morning: Millions are expected to show out for protests on Saturday at more than 2,500 locations across America, from small
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When will the Trump bubble burst?
Donald Trump has built his entire political project on hype and delusion — the same ingredients that fuel every economic bubble. But belief cannot defy
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