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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The cost of compensating victims of the contaminated blood scandal needn’t require cuts in government spending
I posted this very short thread to Twitter last night: This story is going to be everywhere in the news over the next couple of
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Starmer, the cuckoo
I saw a cuckoo yesterday. Hearing them at this time of year is, around here, normal. Seeing one that was happy to sit on the
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Tax havens are still a threat to our well-being
I posted this video to YouTube this morning. In it, I argue that Tax havens are still a massive threat to the well-being of the
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