I was delighted to read this email from the Good Law Project yesterday: In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has today found that United
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Given the choice, people want tax increases
The abrdn Financial Fairness Trust has issued a new report suggesting that: As the nation prepares to go to the polls, new research shows people
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The US is continuing its descent into fascism
The USA is continuing its descent into fascism. The US Supreme Court has ceased to function as an agency tasked with upholding the rule of
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To gish: the act of talking drivel with the intention of closing down debate
Heather Cox Richardson used a term in her ‘Letter from an American’ on 27 June to describe the rhetorical technique Trump used against Biden in
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This has been a dismal election campaign for tax
Is it too soon for an election campaign retrospective? I don’t think so. In that case this is my first. This campaign has been dominated
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Why does society hate thinkers?
This morning’s short video has now been published. In it, I argue that thinkers exist to upset people. That’s what “thinking outside the box” will
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Farage, rumbled and reviled
I watched the Question Time election special last night. Having previously given half hour slots to the leaders of Labour, the Tories, SNP and LibDems,
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The foxes really do look like they have taken over the chicken run
The Economist magazine has declared itself for Labour in this election. In an email sent this morning by its editor, it declared the reason for
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The world’s wealth is eagerly anticipating the return of Trump
Investment advisers De Vere Group emailed me this morning to highlight the thoughts of their CEO, Nigel Green, on the Trump v. Biden debate. They
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