Might a party that thinks Badenoch is the answer to any question ever likely to be fit to govern again?
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024Kemi Badenoch went to the House of Commons yesterday to insult a man who is understandably upset at being sacked by her for doing something
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Standardised, neoliberal, ‘we have to accept the world as it is’ politics is leaving people with no choice when they are desperate for an alternative
Sunday, February 18th, 2024On a Sunday morning when the most obvious conclusion to draw about current political debate in the UK is that the two leading parties are
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Why isn't Labour interested in company fraud?
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024There was an article in the FT yesterday suggesting that the price of incorporating a company in the UK may be too low and that
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Tax and money flows within the economy
Monday, February 12th, 2024This post is the third of the three that relate to the economic ideas underpinning the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. The first was on tax
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Labour is claiming that £28 billion of investment in climate change a year is not possible. But that's not true. That's Starmer's choice.
Friday, February 9th, 2024I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: Labour says it cannot now afford to spend £28 billion a year to deliver the investment in
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The illness of Charles III
Tuesday, February 6th, 2024Do I need to mention the health of the King this morning when everyone else is? I think I do, because the news media are
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Of course the Post Office needs new leadership - but the government has to recognise that what is required is someone skilled in public service delivery, not supposed maximisation
Sunday, January 28th, 2024As the Guardian reports this morning: The chair of the Post Office has been dismissed by the government as the state-owned company reels from the Horizon IT
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There is no such thing as depoliticised policymaking
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024I am always wary when reading opening paragraphs of articles of this sort, as seen in the FT this morning: Barclays chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan
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Lessons from Ronnie O'Sullivan
Monday, January 15th, 2024I loved this quote from Ronnie O’Sullivan, noted after he won the Masters Snooker title for the eighth time last night, becoming both the youngest
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