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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The sectoral balances show that the government has very little control over the national debt
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024I have posted a video this morning in which I argue that when the government discusses what it calls national debt, it forgets something really
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Labour has predicated all its plans on economic growth, but there is none in the UK and it has said nothing about how it will change this
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024The OECD has issued a new report on the state of the global economy, as it sees it. It includes this chart: You will note
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We have found the limits of the digital world. There is still a need for human beings. HMRC should acknowledge the fact
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024The National Audit Office has issued a damning report on HM Revenue & Customs telephone support services, saying: Customers cumulatively spent 798 years on hold
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HMRC needs to be in every town and city in the country
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024I have posted this video on YouTube this morning. In it, I argue that over the last ten years or so, our tax authority has
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More drugs are not the only answer to the risk of heart attacks
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024The Guardian has reported this morning that: A weight loss injection could reduce the risk of heart attacks and benefit the cardiovascular health of millions
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Tory plans to deny access to foreign students wanting to study in the UK are already causing massive harm to UK universities and the economy of the country
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024As the FT has reported this morning: The number of international students paying deposits to study at UK universities has “plummeted” after Rishi Sunak put
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Interest rates should be as low as possible
Monday, May 13th, 2024I put out this video this morning suggesting that the Bank of England is trying to force up interest rates so that they can keep
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Labour and the Tories are both making the same false claim, which is that we can no longer afford government
Monday, May 13th, 2024As is apparent from yesterday‘s posts, I took a relatively quiet day with regard to the blog because I wanted to think and reflect on
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