The consensus amongst journalists is that Boris Johnson will survive yesterday’s debacle following the publication of the interim Sue Gray report. There was not a
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The mood changed yesterday. We no longer need a change of government. We need a whole revamp to our system of government so that this cannot happen again
My mood changed yesterday. My Twitter comment reflect the fact. Begin with this:: That gave way to this sentiment: That then lead to this feeling:
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The Tory’s approach to fraud is undermining the UK
My article in The National yesterday was tweeted by them using this, slightly worrying, image: As I concluded: Once fraud is accepted as normal in
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We need to be rid of the Tories for good now that they are rotten to their very core.
Having spent rather too much of the night in pain with an abscess under a tooth, for which my dentist prescribed an antibiotic yesterday that
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Why the rich got richer – an inadequate explanation from the BBC
I watched this programme on BBC2 last night: For those with an hour to spare and the ability to withstand the frustration of watching it
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The government is unable to say why it did not put basic checks to tackle Covid fraud in place
Further to my blog post yesterday, quoting Lord Prem Sikka, who I have worked with for twenty years on tax justice issues, I note this
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Total government losses to error and fraud are not £29bn as Lord Agnew suggested – they are much bigger than that, and they turn a deliberate blind eye to it
Lord Agnew resigned yesterday suggesting in the process that government losses to fraud were at least £29 billion a year. I am afraid I have
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Lord Agnew: a case where resignation was the only option left when government refuses to act
Lord Agnew quit as the government minister responsible for tackling fraud, with a brief crossing the Treasury and Cabinet Office, yesterday. He had given no
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Johnson may yet fight an ugly rearguard action
Political speculation abounds on whether Johnson can survive. It is apparent that the consensus is that he cannot. But let me offer a word of
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