I can’t promise that there will be a long hot summer in 2021. But what worries me is that the government has built up people’s
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Johnson’s enthusiasm for greed says a great deal, including about his incomprehension of how business really works
The Guardian has reported that: The UK’s successful vaccine rollout was thanks to “greed” and “capitalism”, Boris Johnson has told Conservative MPs during a private
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Today at 11am
I share this, which I did not write: Today (11am, 23 March) Francis Sealey is interviewing Richard Murphy about the Green New Deal and how
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The third wave is coming, and all because the government is petrified of creating the money required to beat coronavirus
There is a stark reality that has to be faced in this country. It is that the third wave of coronavirus is coming. I share
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The era of hands off government has to come to an end
As the Guardian reported yesterday: The UK government’s flagship home insulation scheme, intended to kickstart a green recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, has been botched,
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The next Scottish government, and independence, lines up as Sturgeon outmanoeuvres everyone
Nicola Sturgeon has survived the challenge to her authority whatever the Tories now do with a vote of no-confidence. The Hamilton enquiry has exonerated her
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We need to tax the wealthy because they are wealthy
The FT has an article this morning entitled ‘The case for taxing the rich more’. It has to be said that the article did not
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What if the post-Covid euphoria is already over as the reality of another long summer at home dawns on us?
I think I have said this before, but I am going to say it again anyway. That is because some things are worth repeating. Others
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Sixty three, with a passion to work
Forgive me a more personal note please. I am 63 today. I admit that does not seem possible. Nor does it seem reasonable. And congratulations
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