As the Guardian and many other outlets have reported this afternoon: The Italian restaurant chain Prezzo has said it plans to close 46 outlets in
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It’s time BP worked out in whose interests it acts
As the Guardian has reported this morning: Such resolutions have been put forward before. They always fail. And usually, they are non-binding anyway, making a
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We need a reformed apolitical civil service, not a politicised one
The Tories have reacted to the sacking of Dominic Raab by suggesting that we should have a politicised civil service in the UK. That would
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MMT: the debate is on
I noticed this tweet response from Warren Miosler this morning: I have replied as follows: The point about preparing the ground a little more is
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Diane Abbott was wrong
Diane Abbott had this letter in The Observer yesterday: Abbott has apologised for the letter. Labour has removed the whip from her. They have reacted,
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Raab is playing by the far-right rule book
Dominic Raab says he was forced out of office by ‘activist civil servants’. His former permanent secretary, speaking this morning, clearly disagrees. He said: I
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What was the CBI for? And can any good come from its demise?
I guess the day had to come for the Confederation of British Industry (the CBI). The fact is that there is remarkably little industry left
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Is tax imposed violently?
This is the third in my reaction series to the discussion on modern monetary theory (MMT) on this blog this week. The others are here
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Is tax theft?
This is the second in a series of reactions to my recent engagement in a dispute on the nature of modern monetary theory (MMT). The
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