This chart comes from the Monetary Policy Committee quarterly report to the Bank of England published in early August 2024: It shows that the Bank
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The MoD’s houses have been bought back, so can we cancel the whole of PFI now, please?
As the Guardian reported yesterday: A property company linked to Guy Hands has agreed to sell 36,000 military homes to the UK’s Ministry of Defence for almost
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In The National this morning
Those who do not follow this blog regularly might not know that I write a weekly column for the pro-independence National newspaper in Scotland every
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Inflation is up. Should anyone give a damn?
The Office for National Statistics has published this news on inflation in November this morning: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 2.6% in the
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The spying we need worry about
Try as I might, I cannot get excited by the Prince Andrew spying story. After all, if China really wanted hot gossip on the inner
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The imminent rise of the kakistocracy
There is a headline in the Guardian this morning that says: And why not, you might reasonably ask? Next to that headline at the time
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There is no video today
There is no video today. Thomas arrived for a recording session yesterday morning, and it was my turn to tell him that he was unfit
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It is possible to have a flat tax, or to have democracy, but not both
According to the Guardian, Kemi Badenoch said yesterday that a flat tax rate is an “attractive idea”. A flat tax is a far-right obsession on
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Is it all Rachel Reeves’ fault?
I admit to not being Rachel Reeves’ biggest fan. I think that my posts on this blog and YouTube make that clear. But this comment
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