Two familiar commentators on this blog, Mike Parr and the person known as Colonel Smithers, spent some of the weekend discussing a Substack by someone
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As the FT has noted this morning: The UK’s sea level is rising faster than the global average and at an accelerating rate, scientists have
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John Harris is on a good run of form in The Guardian of late. In his column this morning, he talks about the existence of
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In this video, I explain why Rachel Reeves’ beloved fiscal rules are nothing but political theatre. They’re arbitrary, endlessly changeable, and stop us investing in
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The Financial Times published an editorial yesterday which revealed more about the priorities of the economic establishment than it probably intended. The FT editorial team
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As the FT noted last night: Lesotho’s trade minister has warned that the country’s textiles industry, a major exporter to brands such as Levi’s and
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Why do I write five blogs before breakfast? Because injustice doesn’t sleep. I’ve spent my life exposing how power and money rig the system. And
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Big businesses’ shallow faith in ethical capitalism and the need to challenge climate change became more apparent yesterday. As the Guardian reported: HSBC has become
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The FT has reported: The exodus of wealthy UK residents following last year’s Budget has hit the market for butlers, housekeepers and security guards in
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