As regular readers of this blog will know, I have taken some interest in the activities of the English water companies in recent years. I
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We will all pay a very high price for Rachel Reeves’ vanity
As the Guardian reports this morning: Rachel Reeves is planning to raise taxes, cut spending and get tough on benefits in October’s budget amid Treasury
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Politics goes on, even when the politicians stop talking about it
There is usually a little problem in noting themes worthy of comment on any day: they jump out from the morning’s news agenda and the
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What is Labour for?
Words can incite hate
I read this yesterday in the conclusion to a newsletter from the Institute for Economic Affairs: Speech is not violence. Words cannot injure or compel
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We need to reform inheritance tax now if rising inequality is to be tackled
The FT had an article yesterday in which it referred to what it called the great wealth transfer. As it noted: Over the next 20
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Educational achievement reveals deep-seated inequality in the UK. What can be done about it?
A partially ChatGPT-generated summary of this article is: A-level results in England highlight widening educational inequalities between rich and poor, different regions, and private vs.
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Why has Richard Tice had an offshore trust?
The Mirror has an investigative article this morning looking at the offshore finances of Richard Tice, the Reform Party MP. As they note: The multi-millionaire
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I agree with Yvette Cooper. I just wish she would act in accordance with her own demands.
Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, has written in the Telegraph this morning: I don’t pay for the Telegraph and have no desire to do so,
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