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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Are our politicians frightened of wealthy people?
The UK does not need a government run for the benefit of the wealthiest. But that is what it has got. It needs a government
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When I’m 82, or whatever
There is a review in the Guardian this morning of the concert played by Paul McCartney yesterday. At the age of 82, he fronted a
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When might we have child-focused education?
The furore about the treatment of pupils at two supposedly ‘top’ academy schools in Hackney, London, is growing. The Guardian and Observer have been documenting
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Royal Mail? Really?
The Royal Mail is not royal, if ever it was. It has not been an essential state-supplied service for some time, although I doubt we
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How do we get real politicians, not people cosplaying the role?
The video I published yesterday, in which I suggested that almost all politicians are engaged in that occupation for the dopamine that it provides them
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Will Trump deliver?
Trump is promising economic and social mayhem for the USA, and all those places it influences. Will he deliver? This is the audio version: And
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Wildlife at Welney
I got out yesterday to Welney Wetlands and Wildlife Trust, just over the border into Norfolk from where I live in Cambridgeshire. The place was
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