HM Revenue & Customs is under fire from the Public Accounts Committee this morning, and rightly so. In a new report they say: HMRC ignorance
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What the Met needs is a moral compass
What is there to say about the resignation of Cressida Dick from the Met? First, this was well overdue. Many have had doubts about her
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Dear Jacob
The word on the Mile End Road is that recession is coming, soon.
Reuters UK economic correspondent noted this yesterday on Twitter:: He also noted: In response my fellow Mile End Road economist, Danny Blanchflower noted: Danny explains
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The last thing we need is more auto-enrolment of those on low pay in pension schemes that do not benefit them or society
As the FT has noted this morning: Pension providers have called on the government to reform workplace pension entry rules after official analysis found hundreds of
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Covid policy now is that many must suffer to keep Johnson in office
We now know that according to the Prime Minister all Covid restrictions in England (but not, necessarily, the other countries of the UK) will be
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A note to those defending those who attacked Keir Starmer
There were a number of comments on this blog yesterday from those of left wing persuasion that appeared to share much in common. All sought
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Why do I oppose fascism? Because they will eventually come for you. That’s why.
Five or so years ago, when both my sons were studying GCSE history I took them on a holiday that included a number of sites
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We don’t have a cost of living crisis We have a cost of resource exploitation crisis as people are priced out of living accommodation, energy and food by landlords and energy companies
As the Guardian has noted in an email this morning: A group of Conservative politicians and their allies are attempting to derail the government’s green
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