As I noted on this blog in 2020 and 2021, the management of the Covid epidemic was a tale of unmitigated disaster in the UK.
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I know I said I would not write today, but I was wrong. I write because I am. There is no more to it than
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My first flag iris of the year, seen yesterday. There were none in Saturday, but this clump was out yesterday by the River Cam: Most
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I wrote this tweet yesterday: Suppose we have the highest inflation except for Argentina and South Sudan because the Bank of England has forced companies
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The Mail on Sunday has covered the report I have published today on the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’s hoarding of the
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I have issued a new report on the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’s (ICAEW’s) hoarding of the funds paid to it as
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A depressing poll release from YouGov suggested this yesterday: Which do you think the government should prioritise? Bringing down inflation: 51%Preventing the economy going into
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Pretty near perfect for walking: dappled shade in woodland this morning at the Kingfisher Bridge bird reserve near Ely: A chaffinch and wren were serenading
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The media is concentrating on the  supposed efforts being made by the Bank of England to control inflation but which are actually intended to increase
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