How many wedges can Sunak create before he has to call an election?
Friday, September 29th, 2023As the Guardian notes this morning: Rishi Sunak is to prioritise the interests of millions of car owners with a series of measures that will
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Sunak heads for the the gutter as Packham takes the lead: a tale of two climate interventions
Thursday, September 21st, 2023I watched two people talk about climate change on television yesterday. One was Rishi Sunak. The other was Chris Packham. One of them told the
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Neoclassical economists are the last people to listen to on climate change
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023I read this post by my Green New Deal colleague, and friend, Ann Pettifor, yesterday, and with her permission, I share it here because it
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It’s time the politicians opposed to our well-being stopped condemning Just Stop Oil protests.
Sunday, July 9th, 2023I put this on Twitter last night: All those years of austerity. The NHS in ruins as a result. The absence of any effective climate
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The missing X
Saturday, June 24th, 2023I was interviewed by Henry Bonsu on Times Radio after ten last night. He wanted to talk about this week’s Twitter threads from me and
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David Cameron revealed his ignorance yesterday
Tuesday, June 20th, 2023As the BBC noted yesterday, former Prime Minister David Cameron appeared before the Covid inquiry yesterday. As they noted: Mr Cameron …. defended the austerity
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Why the Lords has to go
Monday, June 12th, 2023There are many reasons why the House of Lords should be removed. Boris Johnson ably (for once), albeit inadvertently, aided the case with his resignation
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Johnson has gone, but the legacy of his lies remains
Saturday, June 10th, 2023I posted this Twitter thread this morning: Johnson has gone, protesting his innocence to the end. To understand what has happened it it vital to
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A smug of economists
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023Steve Keen asked me if I had come across someone called Tim Worstall yesterday. The context was a blog post he was writing on neoliberal
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