When I began this blog, if a Treasury minister had enjoyed the benefit of a flat owned by an offshore trust it is very unlikely
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As Politico reports in the USA this morning: Donald Trump has not been exonerated for his “unprecedented criminal effort” to subvert the 2020 election and
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Much has been made of Facebook’s decision to effectively abandon moderation of the sites it manages, and rightly so. The idea that politics is now
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I noted yesterday my suggestion that the supposed crisis surrounding gilt prices might have been created by those in the City of London who wished
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As I write this, the UK government appears to be under continuing pressure because institutions in the City of London are selling their bonds, forcing
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Headlines in the Guardian and elsewhere make it obvious how dangerous politics is becoming at this moment. Just look at those that follow. First, there
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Theresa May once described the Conservative Party as the Nasty Party. As Home Secretary and Prime Minister, she went out of her way to prove
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I had planned to cease using Twitter on 20 January in protest at Trump’s election and his promotion of Elon Musk. However, events have overtaken
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As Robert Reich noted yesterday: Within 36 hours [of Vice President Mike Pence commencing the hearing to confirm the election of Joe Biden as US
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