I admit it’s one of those mornings when much blogging is hard, and it may stay that way for much of the day: there’s work
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From British tragedy to Danish comedy
This is the Christmas Panto in the Tivoli in Copenhagen: As they say: You could not make it up. Except we did….. Hat tip: Len
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So much for the right wing view of economic freedom: it’s oppression by another name
According to the US-based Heritage Foundation Hong Kong leads the world on economic freedom: This morning it is reported that: So much for the American
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The Tory message is that we cannot afford to maintain life on earth. They believe that a nice tidy government balance sheet is more important than life itself
The Guardian is not alone this morning in reporting the latest report from theInternational Energy Agency The world’s existing climate policies will not be enough
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It’s time to tax billionaires
As the FT notes this morning: They are right. Which is why wealth taxes should be on the agenda at this election. And I stress,
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The Tories have borrowed 67.5% of UK national debt since 1946
In an election where lies will play an important part in the messages some parties will deliver some facts will help. Start with these. Overall
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A decade of Tory rule and not a hint of a fair reward for those who work for a living
There has been UK Labour market news published this morning. The following are worth noting: Regular real pay remains below its pre-crash levels. This lost
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Second, they come for that part of the electorate who might not like their views
I note this in the Guardian this morning: When Carrie Paechter, a professor at Nottingham Trent University, tweeted two weeks ago that students could register to vote at both
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World accountancy day
Today is, apparently, world accountancy day. Really? Did we need one? Who knew? But if it is then someone has to mark it and I
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