As the Guardian has highlighted this morning, new data shows that 2.1 million children now qualify for free school means. This is one in four
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Politics in the UK should not be for sale
I posted this video on YouTube this morning. In it I argue that whilst the first-past-the-post electoral system is a massive obstacle to democracy in
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Starmer has now made it clear: he intends to govern on behalf of the rich
Keir Starmer’s descent into the cesspit of right wing economics is continuing. The Guardian has reported that: Keir Starmer has said he will lead from
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My best hope is that Wes Streeting is incompetent, because every other option is worse given his hatred of the NHS
I guess I had to talk about Wes Streeting at some time during the course of this damp squib of an election campaign, because it
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The force dividing society that Sunak so obviously fears is the Conservative Party
Rishi Sunak must be really desperate. He must also know that he has already completely lost the youth vote in the forthcoming general election. How
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The government is going to lie about the accounting for the cost of the infected blood scandal
The government is expected to make an announcement today on how it will pay the compensation due to the victims of the infected blood scandal.
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Governments fail when they act in the interests of powerful people
As is obvious from much of what I write, I believe that governments can be both benign and profoundly beneficial to the population of a
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Stabilty is not change. It’s acceptance of a failing status quo
I have reviewed this morning’s news with concern. Everything about it suggests a good reason for that, even if I ignore the international instability that
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The 5 million companies in the UK require a company law enforcement agency
I posted this YouTube video this morning. In it, I argue that there are five million or more companies in the UK. That’s one for
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