Could the October 2026 Budget become one of the biggest failures in British Budget history? Chancellor John Healey will deliver his first Budget for Andy
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Labour sells out to big oil and gas
As the Guardian has noted in an email this morning: After weeks of speculation, the secretary of state for energy and net zero, Miatta Fahnbulleh,
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Our financial services sector is failing us
New data published in the Financial Times this morning, coming a year after UK pension funds agreed with the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel
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Now is the time for Burnham to plan for Thames Water’s demise
The Guardian has noted this morning that: Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present
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We can build a new society out of the wreckage of neoliberalism
As the FT noted in an editorial last night, when discussing the riots in France at the weekend: One reason the [French] government has struggled
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The coming financial crisis: What would an MMT government do?
What would actually change if the UK had a government that understood modern monetary theory? In one sense, very little: MMT describes how our monetary
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Where are threats coming from?
In news that will be a surprise to absolutely no one, The Guardian reported yesterday afternoon that: Extremists holding anti-immigration opinions are becoming increasingly likely
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The moment of desperation is approaching very fast
Trump did a deal yesterday with Russia to supposedly release 3 million tonnes of diesel from Russia’s reserves over the next few months. I do
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Rearmement is not the answer to any known question
According to the FT, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey will claim today that, and I quote, “Britain is about to enter “a new
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