A proposal I have long made has won a surprising supporter in the form of Chris Giles of the FT. The proposal is to cut
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Criticising Labour is the right thing to do
In my second video of the morning, I address an important issue. Criticising Labour has nothing to do with wanting it or any other party
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Will Starmer appease Russia?
Today’s YouTube short video is this: You can watch it here. The transcript is: It’s quite likely that Trump will be re-elected as President of
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Keir Starmer wants to maximize wealth in the UK
In my latest YouTube video I note that if a government can influence the distribution of wealth in an economy – and we know that
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There is a vacuum in our politics. Who will fill it?
As some readers will know, Danny Blanchflower and I (he, at one time of the Bank of England monetary policy committee) have sometimes referred to
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Why are English political parties so desperate to hang on to Scotland?
This is my YouTube short video this morning: The link is here. This is the transcript: There are three English parties in the general election
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Schools are killing creativity
I have posted a new YouTube video this morning, and have returned to the theme of education. In this video I wonder what would happen
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A question for the leaders’ debate
I was asked this morning to ask for the party leaders’ debate this week. I recorded this video whilst having a coffee when editing a
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Labour: selling out to the highest bidder
I discussed the potential sale of the Royal Mail to a Czech billionaire here, recently. Now the Guardian has reported that Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds –
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