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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When the pursuit of ever greater wealth for the already wealthy is the goal of society something has to break
The Dow Jones Index of traded shares values in the USA hit 40,000 yesterday, for the first time. This is the index over the past
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What Starmer did not say about education that he should have done
The Guardian notes this morning that: Teachers’ workloads are being increasingly stretched by their pupils’ mental health and family difficulties, according to MPs who were
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Can Keir Starmer be trusted?
This video comes from an interview between Beth Rigby of Sky News and Keir Starmer yesterday, posted by them to YouTube: Beth Rigby does three
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We have found the limits of the digital world. There is still a need for human beings. HMRC should acknowledge the fact
The National Audit Office has issued a damning report on HM Revenue & Customs telephone support services, saying: Customers cumulatively spent 798 years on hold
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Labour and the Tories are both making the same false claim, which is that we can no longer afford government
As is apparent from yesterday‘s posts, I took a relatively quiet day with regard to the blog because I wanted to think and reflect on
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Limited liability companies cause moral hazard
I posted this video on YouTube this morning: The link is here. The transcript is as follows: Limited liability companies are a threat to your
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The Bank of England used the inflation crisis to boost the wealth of the wealthy, but did nothing at all to control inflation
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee put out the most extraordinary report yesterday in support of its decision to keep interest rates at 5.25%,
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Wealth taxes won’t work
I have posted this video on YouTube this morning: The transcript is as follows: Lots of people are calling for wealth taxation to be introduced,
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