Appointing a teenager to run a county council with £2 billion at stake isn’t just poor judgement—it’s a deliberate mockery of democratic government. In this
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Economic migrants
A pensions policy built on a Ponzi scheme cannot deliver security in retirement
The government announced on Monday the revival of the so-called (in its words) “landmark” Pensions Commission. It stated that this is required to address the
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Lammy deserves to go the The Hague
I watched a video of an exchange between Kit Malthouse, the Tory MP, and David Lammy MP, the Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons
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The FTSE’s record high reflects universally bad news for humanity
I was intrigued to read an analysis of why the stock market closed at a record high of 9,012 points last night, as reported by
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Wealth series 5: What are the wealthy worth?
Taxing the wealthy sounds easy. But what happens when we don’t actually know what they own or what it’s worth? In this fifth video in
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Why has inequality grown, and how can we make sure that the rich contribute?
This is a summary of the presentation I intend to make to a Citizens’ Assembly this morning: Talk to the Citizens’ Assembly 21 July 2025
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Austerity is not caring
Reform don’t believe in climate change
I have already commented on Reform’s desire to return to the gold standard this weekend. Now I note another of their core beliefs has caught
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