This was yesterday’s National front page: And right now you can buy a year’s subscription to the paper for £20, and read my column every
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Wealth series 7: The real cost of flaunting it
This video explores how the wealthy flaunt their wealth—not with numbers, but through displays of power, privilege, and consumption. From gold-plated cars to opera picnics
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There is no such thing as taxpayers’ money
Politicians love to talk about “taxpayers’ money” – but that’s a myth. In this video, I explain why your taxes do not fund government spending,
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Bursting bubble time?
The FT published this headline this afternoon: They added: Wall Street’s relentless rally this summer has driven stock valuations close to record levels, prompting warnings
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The doctor’s strike is about an economic system that is on the precipice of collapse
Wes Streeting has chosen to write for The Daily Telegraph today, condemning the doctors’ strike. Doing so, he says he will ensure that non-consultant grade
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Of Corbyn and Sultana, and the future of democracy
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have jumped. They are now launching a new party. Whether any other MPs join this group is as yet unknown,
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AI: a topic for the future?
I was intrigued by the results of the two polls I ran in AI as a consequence of last night’s video on that subject. The
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Labour’s pension plan will make us poorer
Labour says it’s launching a pensions review to make retirement more secure. But dig into the details and it’s clear: this is about cutting costs,
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Macron recognises Palestine whilst Starmer prevaricates, as ever
As the FT reports: President Emmanuel Macron has pledged that France will recognise Palestine as a state at the UN General Assembly in September, becoming
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