The UK can’t run out of pounds any more than it can run out of inches or centimetres. In this response to Gary Stevenson, I
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I note that the FT has reported: Ministers should raise taxes on the gambling industry in order to fund removing the two-child benefit cap and
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Context In the context of recent discussions on comments and their moderation, I have been asked why I write this blog and what it seeks
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Are the wealthy essential to our economy – or are they holding it back? In this 10th video of the series, I examine whether we
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As The Spectator notes in an email this morning: Israel looks likely to expand its war in Gaza. Journalists in Israel were briefed yesterday that the cabinet will
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As The Guardian noted later yesterday: The UK has been left behind in the cryptocurrency boom and is in danger of missing a second wave
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I’ve spent 50 years studying profit as an accountant, economist, and political economist. And here’s the truth: almost no one understands what profit really is,
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I am aware that quite a lot of the time, I suggest that humankind is facing multitudinous crises, many of which might threaten our well-being.
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Advertising tells you every day that you’re too old, too poor, too unfashionable. Why? Because unhappiness sells. In this video, I explain how advertising is
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