Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long. I will
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Covid: the Tories deserve all the criticism they’re getting
The Tories’ response to Covid in March 2020 was chaotic and indecisive, according to the official report on the issue. The Guardian notes: “Too little
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The Alternative Budget 2025, Part 6: Addressing issues in housing
Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long. I will be
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Ultra-processed food is not a dietary choice. It is a political economy problem.
There is a sentence in The Lancet’s new series on ultra-processed foods (UPFs), published this week, that makes clear exactly what the issue with them
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The Alternative Budget 2025, Part 5: Reforming the UK’s Savings System
Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long. I will
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Is the political order collapsing?
Across the West, governments are failing. Trump, Starmer, Macron, Merz and others are losing authority at the very moment crises demand leadership. Far-right movements are
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Economic questions: (one of) the Steve Keen question(s)
This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have been,
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The Alternative Budget 2025, Part 4: Renationalisation
Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long. I will
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Reform piles high the politics of hate
I have already posted once this morning on hate-fuelled politics. I have to do so again. The Telegraph has reported Reform’s hate-fuelled Budget proposals, about
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