As the Office for National Statistics has reported this morning: Borrowing – the difference between total public sector spending and income – was £20.7 billion in
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Labour’s arguments on water nationalisation reveal their total economic incompetence
This exchange took place in The Commons yesterday as Clive Lewis MP asked Steve Reed MP, the Environment Secretary, about nationalisation of the water industry:
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The government still insists tax funds government spending – and it doesn’t
There was a fundamental flaw in the first line of the Executive Summary of HM Revenue & Customs’ Transformation Roadmap, published, like many other government
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The FTSE’s record high reflects universally bad news for humanity
I was intrigued to read an analysis of why the stock market closed at a record high of 9,012 points last night, as reported by
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Savings are dead money
We spend £80 billion a year encouraging people to save – but it doesn’t fund growth, wages or investment. It just props up banks and
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That was fun
My day in London was one of two halves. The morning was with some of those attending the House of the People citizens’ assembly, and
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We do not need a new water regulator
Wealth series 5: What are the wealthy worth?
Taxing the wealthy sounds easy. But what happens when we don’t actually know what they own or what it’s worth? In this fifth video in
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The fun of commuting
I remembered just why I hated commuting this morning. I got up and dragged myself to the station, arriving in time. The train to Kings
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