As the Bank of England announced in a report yesterday: While most fixed-rate mortgages have repriced since mortgage rates started to rise in 2021 H2,
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Freeports are dangerous
I have, as usual, published a new video this morning in which I suggest that Rishi Sunak’s very limited legacy will include the creation of
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Why the Tories think it’s OK to gamble on elections, and the much more sinister dimensions to this belief
Why do the Tories think they can bet with insider information, as they obviously did before the election was called? It’s because they think that
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Labour’s creating new tax loopholes to undermine its own tax plans
I couldn’t quite believe this in the FT this morning: One of the very few tax commitments Labour has made is that it will close
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Do not ask me to stand aside and watch those planning to fail this country seek power
I am bored with the accusation that those from the left criticising Labour do not understand or appreciate that if Labour is to beat the
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Why do we give small companies a free tax ride in the UK?
My video this morning notes that HM Revenue & Customs reckons more than 30 per cent of all tax owing by small UK limited companies
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One in four children can now claim free school meals
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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