Shouldn't bankers know how banking works?
Friday, January 5th, 2024I have already noted one absurd comment by Sir Howard Davies, the Cahri of NatWest Bank on Radio 4 this morning. But, it was not
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Sir Howard Davies: a man deeply out of touch with reality
Friday, January 5th, 2024I posted this on Twitter about an hour ago: I admit I was not alone in noticing this, or posting it on X (as it
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The late Pat Lucas
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023I am heading to Jersey today. It will be my first flight for four years. I can’t avoid it: the boat service at this time
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The only thing we can be sure of this Christmas is that the so-called libertarians are anything but that
Monday, December 18th, 2023Around the world the lights are going out, and not just for Christmas. In Gaza, Israel is trying to wipe out a people and their
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Is it time to charge VAT on ultra-processed foods because of the massive harm that they do to society?
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023The Guardian has an article with this headline this morning: It also has an article with this headline: The two between them reveal a truth
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Why we do not need a wealth tax - but need to tax the income earned from wealth a great deal more
Monday, December 4th, 2023Many organisations on the left of UK politics are now calling for wealth taxes. The Taxing Wealth Report 2024 does not do so. It is
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UK taxes paid by type 2022-23
Friday, December 1st, 2023I write this as part of the background data for the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 that I am now working on and thought it worth
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The tortured logic of the Bank of England is total gibberish
Friday, November 24th, 2023The FT features an interview with Huw Pill, the chief economist at the Bank of England, today. In it, he says: The decline in headline
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How many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free?
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023Bob Dylan asked: And how many years can some people existBefore they’re allowed to be free?Yes, and how many times can a man turn his
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