A reader called Ellie Comber wrote this comment on the blog overnight: I admit to being very frightened that democracy will be annihilated and that
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The inequality lie
Right-wing commentators claim inequality in Britain is falling. It isn’t. The Office for National Statistics says the Gini coefficient has improved — but the truth
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The Courageous State
In 2011, I finally did something that I had been planning to do for many years: I wrote a book on economics that brought together
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Farage, the cave, and pushing the Overton window aside
This post arose out of a conversation between Jacqueline, my wife, and me yesterday, although the idea had been bouncing around for a few days
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Zack Polanski: the reaction
I sat down with Zack Polanski yesterday, the new leader of the Green Party, for a fascinating discussion on economics and politics. This was my
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Meeting with Zack Polanski
As I mentioned yesterday morning, I was in London yesterday recording a podcast with Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party in England and
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We need a new paradigm
Today is one of those days when I look at the news and wonder what there really is to write about. Labour is in a
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What does the politics of care mean?
Earlier this year, I was approached by a major publisher – a division of Penguin Random House – and asked to consider writing a book
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Neurodivergence: the background
As I have already noted this morning, I believe that President Trump’s announcement on autism, made last night, is a part of his politics of
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