I posted this Twitter thread this morning: Like many, I was shocked by the arbitrary arrest of protestors suggesting that King Charles III was not
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Welcome to the Kingdom of Charles III where dissent is not permitted
There have been two reports of people being arrested yesterday for protesting at proclamations of King Charles III. Both the protests appear to have been
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Truss is putting the monarchy at risk by joining Charles on tour
I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: I had decided that I would leave aside discussion of the monarchy and its role in our
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Real life has not been suspended
I posted this on Twitter this morning: I respect the significance of all that has and is happening, but I think it fair to add
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Truss’s plan to borrow to spend is inexcusable when there are better options available
I have posted this thread to Twitter this morning: Truss apparently has an energy plan. What is more we are to hear about it today.
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The insanity of Truss’s belief in Thatcher
Two headlines from an FT newsletter this morning: First, the markets have reacted to Truss’s plan to trash the economy as they did to Thatcher’s
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We need a proper windfall profits tax
According to Bloomberg this morning: UK gas producers and electricity generators may make excess profits totaling as much as £170 billion ($199 billion) over the
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Methinks the lawyers doth protest too much: a reply to David Allen Green
The lawyer and legal commentator David Allen Green (DAG hereafter) has taken exception to the comments I made earlier this week on the behaviour of
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The Bank of England increasing interest rates to 4% – as markets expect – could be enough to bring the whole economy down
I posted this thread to Twitter this afternoon: The FT noted this morning that “Financial markets are betting the Bank of England will more than
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