Starmer, the cuckoo
Sunday, May 19th, 2024I saw a cuckoo yesterday. Hearing them at this time of year is, around here, normal. Seeing one that was happy to sit on the
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Answer the ****** phone
Sunday, May 19th, 2024I posted this video this morning. In it I ask how many times have you been told your call matters to a company or government
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When the pursuit of ever greater wealth for the already wealthy is the goal of society something has to break
Saturday, May 18th, 2024The Dow Jones Index of traded shares values in the USA hit 40,000 yesterday, for the first time. This is the index over the past
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We need proportional representation, now
Saturday, May 18th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning. In it I argue that people in the UK like to think we live in a democracy.
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What Starmer did not say about education that he should have done
Friday, May 17th, 2024The Guardian notes this morning that: Teachers’ workloads are being increasingly stretched by their pupils’ mental health and family difficulties, according to MPs who were
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UK auditors are rubbish at their jobs
Friday, May 17th, 2024I posted this video to YouTube this morning. In it I argue that UK auditors are rubbish at their jobs. Major audit failures – on
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Tax havens are still a threat to our well-being
Thursday, May 16th, 2024I posted this video to YouTube this morning. In it, I argue that Tax havens are still a massive threat to the well-being of the
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Starmer’s plan is for a government offering platitudes, minor admin reforms and a few more teachers in England alone. Ambition has rarely been as small as this.
Thursday, May 16th, 2024We finally know what Labour is going to do. These pledges are being launched today: The first is statement any government could make. The second
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If you're worried about the de-skilling of the NHS, please sign this
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024Amongst the many ways in which public services in the UK are being undermined is by deskilling them. I have already mentioned this in the
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