Robert Reich has written this today: In late 2023, NHS England awarded Palantir a £330 million contract to build a cloud-based Federated Data Platform (FDP). The
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As I mentioned yesterday, I am making increased use of AI. One of my reasons for doing so is to increase the usefulness of the
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As the Financial Times has reported, the cost of personal debt in the UK is rising rapidly, despite falling bank base rates. Rates are now
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The Washington Post has published this: Trump can’t make up his mind. He should phone a few ordinary Americans.

It’s the most quoted number in economics, but what is GDP really? And what’s wrong with it? There are shocking flaws at the heart of
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HM Revenue & Customs published their latest tax gap estimates yesterday. These cover the tax year 2023/24. The summary data looks like this and presents
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There are occasions when it is important to recall just why privatisation was supposed to have taken place in things like the UK water industry.
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I have written a new glossary entry that covers both deficits and the national debt. This is it. Comments are welcome. A government deficit arises
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As the New York Times has noted: Former President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday night that the country was “dangerously close” to allowing its government
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