The BBC reported yesterday that: A surge in capital gains tax, employers’ National Insurance contributions and a boost in income tax receipts helped buoy the
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Why are people angry?
People in the UK are angry, and they have good reasons. Stagnant wages, housing costs, collapsing public services and growing inequality are real. But the
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Silence is no longer neutrality : On the monarchy, accountability and reform
The reported arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office is not just another royal scandal. It is
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What would happen if Britain deported two million workers?
What would actually happen if the UK deported two million people in three years, as Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain political party proposes? In this video,
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People do want progressive taxation. We are a long way from having it.
Chris Giles, the long-time economic commentator in the FT, noted in an article published this morning that: When it comes to tax changes, the word
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What to do? How do we communicate a politics of care?
This was posted on the blog yesterday by a commentator called Beebop. I thought its novelty and the questions it raises were important, so I
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New glossary entry: the politics of hate
The term the politics of hate describes the deliberate use of fear, resentment, and division to win and hold power. It works by persuading people
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Anger is driving people towards the far right. Only care and hope can bring them back.
There is a question haunting British politics, which is why so many people are angry enough to look to the far right for solutions. This
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First they came for the intellectuals
My concern about Rupert Lowe MP’s Restore Britain polotical party dominated too much of my day yesterday. We made a video that reflected the sentiment
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