In 2010 Liam Byrne MP left a note for his Tory successor as Chief Secretary to the Treasury saying that he was very sorry, but
Read the full article…

I noticed this reply to a parliamentary question that was published yesterday: The Whole of Government Accounts matter. They are the only publication by the
Read the full article…

According to an old myth, ‘sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me’. Let me tell you, that is wrong,
Read the full article…

Rishi Sunak announced his plan to publish data on supposedly poor performing university courses yesterday. Tory spokespeople were reluctant or unable to say what these
Read the full article…

I think you have to admit that Keir Starmer had quite a weekend. His article in The Observer made it absolutely clear that he really
Read the full article…

As the Guardian notes in one of its morning newsletters today: Southern Europe is bracing for a second “heat storm” in a week. Record temperatures
Read the full article…

On a depressing morning, I took a walk. Butterflies were, finally, out in abundance this morning: Red admirals, tortoiseshells, comma, gatekeeper, common white and meadow
Read the full article…

Keir Starmer has a piece in The Observer this morning on the virtues of Labour offering a right-wing manifesto to the people of the UK.
Read the full article…

I posted this thread on Twitter this morning. It is a discussion of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest long-term report and forecast issued this
Read the full article…