Introduction Too many political interviews and debates miss the real questions. They aim for theatre, not scrutiny. So, what should we actually be asking politicians?
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Sanctions worked on apartheid. Why not sanction Israel, then?
The Co-op has banned Israeli goods. The UK government remains silent. This silence is complicity. Real leadership in the face of genocide would require that
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Hysteria rules
There are moments when you know that the hysteria that always precedes a crash has arrived. Take this, from the FT: London-listed companies are turning
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Free markets? Pull the other one….
As the FT reported last night: Lotus has reversed its plans to end car production in the UK after the government signalled it was willing
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Is neoliberalism destroying our well-being?
We posted this short YouTube video this evening: Neoliberalism promised prosperity—but it’s delivering obesity, anxiety, and inequality. Public services are failing, mental health is collapsing,
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Starmer needs to sort his act out
The Telegraph has this headline in an email this afternoon: I am not in any way condoning what Vylan said, but Starmer gave his ‘island
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Why do commentators, thinkers and bloggers exist?
This is just an idea. I keep saying that neoliberal economics is broken. I keep explaining why it is broken. But suppose everyone already knows?
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Rod Stewart: extremely wealthy and deeply out of touch
Having already mentioned this morning that I have returned to Twitter, or X, I could not resist the odd little stir. I posted this yesterday:
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Back to X
I mentioned recently that I was considering a return to X, or Twitter as I still think of it. There were four reasons. First, that
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