I realised, too late, that yesterday was Human Rights Day, when the anniversary of the United Nations’ adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Five quick reforms the NHS urgently needs
Having said that bankers should not advise the NHS this morning, I did a quick consultation with a retired NHS employee who was previously a
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Does the NHS need advice from bankers?
Rachel Reeves must think the only job a government has is to balance its books. There can be no other explanation for the insanity of
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The next crash could be much bigger than the last two
As the FT has noted: The UK statistics agency defines properties costing more than five years of income as “unaffordable”. The affordability ratio in England
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When Labour is looking for an answer by next Friday it has really lost the plot
Pat McFadden, in his role as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and chief Starmer fixer, said on Radio 4 yesterday that he wanted the
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How long before QE is required to save the wealthy from the folly of their greed?
As the FT notes this morning: Investors’ “relentless” appetite for juicy returns has triggered the biggest boom on Wall Street in complex financial products since
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Reeves in Cloud Cuckoo Land
The FT had an article last night that was headlined: Reeves calls on EU to give greater access for City of London It then noted:
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We need a carbon army
The UK’s domestic properties need transformation if we are to meet out climate targets – and we need a carbon army of trained people to
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Who knows whether our drinking water is safe?
As the Guardian reported on Saturday: The safety of tap water in the UK could be at risk because water companies are unable to use
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