Corbyn is a disaster on Article 50
Sunday, January 29th, 2017I put my apology up front: for whatever I did to help Corbyn get elected to the Labour leadership, I am contrite. Corbyn’s stance on
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Shattering the government's veneer of credibility
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017The Fabian Society is apparently warning today that Labour faces the prospect of falling to having no more than 150 MPs in a future parliament.
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We don't need Blair, Branson & Co. What we need is a working Opposition
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016It is slightly scary that reports this morning suggest that Tony Blair and Richard Branson are both investing in efforts to overturn Brexit. Let me
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Has anyone involved in Brexit been divorced?
Friday, November 4th, 2016The more I read of the opinion of Brexit enthusiasts and their claim that all the necessary conditions for leaving the EU that required discussion
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It takes remarkable economic incompetence to demand an interest rate rise now
Wednesday, October 19th, 2016I am on record as not being a great fan of central bank independence. That is because I am not keen on fundamental decision making
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Why we can afford to nationalise the railways: a riposte to The Observer
Sunday, August 28th, 2016The Observer editorial this morning says: Nonetheless, Corbyn is in the classic post-credit crunch bind: common ownership of rail, as with health, housing and energy,
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What are the lessons for HMRC from the DVLA tax disc debacle?
Thursday, August 18th, 2016The FT has reported this morning that: The decision to scrap paper tax discs from British cars cost the government more than £400m in its
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If only there was a plan
Saturday, July 2nd, 2016I have been remiss. I have written about Labour. What about another party seriously impacted by the referendum? I mean, of course, the Conservatives. It
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What if Remain win by 51 : 49?
Thursday, June 16th, 2016I suggested when posting yesterday that I would continue to discuss the potential consequences of the EU referendum even though I have made my own
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