There are three over-arching themes to the news this morning. The first is the toxicity of the UK’s media. I have already noted that. The
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In a morning when many stories demand attention, I think it is important to note the victory the Duke of Sussex and Tom (Lord) Watson
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Politicians claim countries must be run like households, and that’s completely wrong. In fact, most often, the exact opposite is true. This is the audio
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Apologies for another Trump-related post, but this is a perfect example of speaking truth to power: I admire the minister’s courage. Her message was appropriate.
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If the media was to be believed this morning, another debt crisis is looming as the government supposedly borrowed more in December than usual. This
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I am aware that the far right – in whose number I include most neoclassical economists now working – are much enamoured with theories around
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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has one job. It is to protect the consumer from potential monopoly abuse from big business by preventing the
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On Monday, Trump announced that he was abandoning the Green New Deal. He has now cancelled nearly $300bn of planned US green spending, including support
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£23 billion of benefits are not paid in the UK a year. Why is it that finding those who are due to be paid is
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