Wes Streeting’s plans for the NHS all have one purpose, and that is to increase the role of the private sector and big pharmaceutical companies
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Sorting out politics in 1,000 words
I have been thinking quite a lot about business of late, and what makes it work. Based on m my experience, a lot of people
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What is the point of the Tories?
For hundreds of years, the Tories have been one of the two parties that have at all times dominated UK politics. The other might have
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2024 is already a record year for this blog
I noticed that something quite surprising happened last night. I had cause to celebrate 2024 as being the best in this blog’s history. Views this
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MPs’ pay: let’s add some small print
I did an interview on the subject of MP’s pay on LBC Radio last night. I think it is available on catch-up here, but there might
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Is Keir Starmer following in the footsetps of Liz Truss?
The thought occurred to me overnight that Keir Starmer is fast heading to emulate the glorious achievements of Liz Truss. Of course, history does not
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Is Reeves heading for checkmate?
Whichever way Rachel Reeves turns she is heading for checkmate. As someone who likes to claim that she was a former junior chess champion, that
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Quantitative tightening denies us the investment we need
The Bank of England is selling about £100 billion a year of government bonds it bought during the Covid crisis back into City financial markets.
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Labour: the resignations begin
Rosie Duffield MP has, I know, had a difficult relationship with Labour ever since being elected MP for Canterbury in 2015. She has now been
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