I continue to struggle with the actions of the Labour government. Yesterday we learned that it has banned some sales of arms Israel, but not
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There is no economic crisis in the UK. So why is Rachel Reeves making people suffer?
I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: Would the UK economy really have collapsed as Labour is saying if it had not cut the
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Why are our children so miserable?
In this morning’s video I note that a survey has suggested that young people in the UK are much more dissatisfied with their lives than
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Labour’s style of lifebelt
I was at the Walthamstow Wetlands Centre for a family gathering today. I noticed this scene: In the background, there might be hope for a
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The problem with AI
The Guardian’s Gaby Hinsliff said in a column published yesterday: The idea of using technology as a kind of magic bullet enabling the state to
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Keir Starmer has failed
In this morning’s video, I note that two months into office as prime minister, Keir Starmer is claiming that we should anticipate ‘more pain’ under
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The FT needs to improve its financial literacy on the tax gap
The FT has an editorial headline this morning that says: I was pleased to see it, given that the tax gap has been an issue
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Land value taxation is not a panacea
In this morning’s video, I put forward an idea that will not, I know, please everyone. I suggest that land value taxation (LVT) is not
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Why is the world so binary?
I have published this video this morning. In it, I note that politicians like to pretend that we live in a binary world. It’s us
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