I noted this in The Observer this morning: Ministers have been accused of “losing the plot” after setting aside £8m to offer every public body
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Has the government exacerbated the migrant crisis for its own political gain?
This extract from Newsnight is deeply telling. 2 minutes on Newsnight last night to say: The government has deliberately created a crisis as a campaign
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Johnson and Trump in trouble: it’s something joyous to behold
I was amused by this Telegraph report this morning: Boris Johnson would accept a finding that he recklessly misled Parliament over lockdown parties in order
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We need to be aware. Abuse morphs. Its reality does not.
Dr Cassandra Gooptar makes an excellent point in the video on the Guardian’s involvement in slavery that I have already linked today. She made the point
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The Guardian confesses its sins. It is better for it, and the actions it plans.
I would not normally quote a piece from a newspaper as long as this, but I do today. It comes from the Guardian’s morning newsletter:
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Can an ultra-wealthy person be a successful prime minister?
A couple of times in the last week I have been on radio to discuss whether a really wealthy person could ever truly understand the
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Sunak’s tax disclosures were half-hearted. He needs to do better.
Most people think Rishi Sunak had a good day yesterday, so he slipped out details of his tax returns, hoping no one would notice. I
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Did Johnson mislead parliament?
I will, unfortunately, be in meetings for much of this afternoon, and as a result will not be able to see Boris Johnson’s appearance before
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Taxes on advertising
I was challenged in a comment yesterday on whether the Green New Deal was radical on issues relating to consumption. My response was to refer
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