There was a comment on this blog on plausible coalitions I might partake in last night. There have also been many comments here on people’s
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The Survival of the Shameless
I listened to the first of the BBC Reith lectures for this year last night. The lecture was given by Dutch historian Rutger Bergman. The
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Is it time to abolish the OBR?
Is the Office for Budget Responsibility really protecting the UK economy, or enforcing austerity? I argue that the OBR was designed to remove democratic control
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We need deep thinking on delivery, and only get slogans
Wes Streeting told Sophy Ridge this morning that he had “Had it with the BMA” (British Medical Association) and that “An outbreak of juvenile delinquency”
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On Politics Joe
I made a podcast after the Budget for Politics Joe. I was interviewed by Ava Santana. They have now turned this into a video, but
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Why left vs right politics is over in the UK
British politics is broken. The old left vs right divide no longer explains what is happening. Instead, we face a new choice: care or neglect.
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Money’s too tight to mention
Simply Red got this right a long time ago now: The lyrics are: … I been laid off from work. My rent is due. My kids
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Coming publications
After publishing our Guide to AI and my Alertnative Budget of late, we are planning more additions to our PDF Shop. The first will be
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Descartes was wrong: economics is not a class war machine – it is a system of relationships
The suggestion has been made in response to posts that I have written here that if you are on the left, you are either on
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