Two cranes over Welney this morning: These are the UK’s tallest birds, standing at four feet or 1.25 metres. These two were enjoying a thermal. They
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Will Wall Street end Trump?
Will Wall Street end Trump? It’s a thought that has occurred to me. The FT has reported that: Wall Street stocks dropped on Friday as
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The new economy
I was searching yesterday for new economic manifestos simply to see what people were saying in them, and came across my own work on this
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First they came for the Quakers
To slightly misquote a poem: First they came for the Quakers, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Quaker. Except I am
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1984 has arrived
The Trump regime’s fascist agenda becomes ever more apparent by the day. On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order that had this title: Of the
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Austerity is as close to political madness as any policy gets
Austerity is as close to political madness as any policy gets. What it guarantees is that things that could be done are not done, and
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Tariffs, fascism, and the required response
To the surprise of no-one who has been watching what Donald Trump has been doing since he won the US Presidential election last November, but
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4.5 million children in poverty demand action
There are going to be 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK soon, with Labour’s policies increasing that number by at least 250,000.
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Why is Rachel Reeves obsessed with growth?
Rachel Reeves thinks the economy has to grow to make everyone better off. But is she right? And in a finite world, is growth on
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