As Rachel Reeves at Davos shows,Labour was on the side of people. Now, it's on the side of wealth and those who fleece the people.
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024As the London Playbook newsletter from Politico notes this morning: Larry Elliot’s Guardian write-up today with his account of John McDonnell’s trip to Davos six years ago — when
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Does Iowa mark the beginning of the end for democracy?
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024As the Guardian has noted this morning: Last night, the race for the US presidency formally started – and Donald Trump has won the first round
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Will the Tories ditch Sunak and go for PM number 4?
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024As the Guardian notes in an email news alert this morning: Rishi Sunak is facing a Conservative meltdown over the Rwanda deportation bill after two deputy
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Ending the toxic politics that is breaking the UK, and the world beyond
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023Might I make a plea to those who usually ignore what I write about Scotland, and suggest what follows is of universal UK appeal, and
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We can use private capital for public benefit
Thursday, December 7th, 2023I was asked this question on the blog last night and, to be candid, was just too tired by the time I finished work to
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Any decent politician should commit to the return of stolen property
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023As the Guardian has noted in an email newsletter this morning: Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with Greek prime minister Kyiakos Mitsotakis at the last minute on
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With a growing threat from Trump what the world needs now are champions of democracy. In this country, we have Keir Starmer.
Thursday, November 9th, 2023Martin Wolf had an article in the FT earlier this week in which he asked what the impact of a second Trump presidency of the
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Starmer's won the battle with Labour but there's no evidence he can win for the country
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023As Politico notes this morning: The consensus that this [shadow Cabinet reshuffle] is a ruthless march of the Labour centre/right (delete as appropriate) at the
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The paradox of debt
Tuesday, August 15th, 2023I share this content from Steve Keen’s latest newsletter because it reminds me that I have the book he is referring to, and have yet
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