This is in the FT this morning: UK chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning to raise social rents by more than inflation for the next 10
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The so-called national debt is overstated, after all
I have noted the new public sector borrowing figures published this morning, summarised as follows: July borrowing was up very slightly. The cycle continues and
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No one has a right to limited liability
In this morning’s video I note that we’ve had limited liability companies in their current form for about 170 years now, but no one back
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Labour’s ducking water nationalisation
As regular readers of this blog will know, I have taken some interest in the activities of the English water companies in recent years. I
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We will all pay a very high price for Rachel Reeves’ vanity
As the Guardian reports this morning: Rachel Reeves is planning to raise taxes, cut spending and get tough on benefits in October’s budget amid Treasury
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Politics goes on, even when the politicians stop talking about it
There is usually a little problem in noting themes worthy of comment on any day: they jump out from the morning’s news agenda and the
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The government can never run out of money
In this morning’s video I note that politicians, commentators and journalists all like to claim that the UK government could run out of money, but
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Kamala Harris, talking economic sense in ways UK politicians should copy
Based on past evidence, I always thought that Vice President and Democrat Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and was weak on economics. When the issue is
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