Donald Trump does not know Prince Andrew. Donald Trump has no interest in the NHS. Donald Trump is a liar. Only one of those statements
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I have been reading Prof John Weeks’ book ‘The Debt Delusion’. I should say, upfront, that I know John, and enjoy his company: he is
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People have little more than a week left to make up their minds in this election. If they are voting by post, it is somewhat
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 Some facts on the NHS seem to be important to inform debate. Try these: New Accident and Emergency waiting times figures are the worst since
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I admit I do not agree with the Tax Justice Network simplistic view that tax funds government spending (because it doesn’t) but that apart this
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I liked this from Deficit Owls, an  modern monetary theory site: This is a statement of fact, and not opinion. So, every time a politician
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As the Guardian reports this morning, and I am not going to even seek to précis this: The UK’s six richest people control as much
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I was speaking at an event in the City yesterday. The occasion let me reach an audience that I might not usually engage with, and
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Inequality should be a key theme of this election. And not just absolute measures, either, important as they are. Regional inequality is also a massive
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