So, we may have an election. We may know more later today. Why do the Tories want it in December? Because, I think, Cummings is
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The gutting of accounting
I went to the launch of a book I have contributed a chapter to last night. This is the book. My chapter is on country-by-country
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The steady collapse of government
There is a lot of commentary around today on the cancellation of the budget that was scheduled on 6 November. Some discuss how this undermines
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Leave is going to be the biggest political disappointment of all time
I spent some time yesterday googling the reasons for Brexit. The question I had asked in my post yesterday was genuine, although Leavers did not
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The October Taxcast: Taxing wealth
In this month’s Tax Justice Network podcast they speak to Gabriel Zucman about his new book with co-author Emmanuel Saez — The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes
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Can anyone outside the Tory elite explain what they want from Brexit?
I am aware that this blog post treads on contentious ground. But I think it only fair to say that I could not answer European’s
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Using Leaver logic
I much enjoyed this comment on the blog yesterday from someone called Andrew who has been a long time contributor. I know it as tongue in
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Brexit has been a disaster for the UK’s brand management
Over the last few years I have spent quite a lot of time in Europe because of my involvement in the Horizon 2020 academic research
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The Green New Deal’s 30 by 30 plan makes progress
The Green New Deal’s ’30 by 30′ plan to upgrade the insulation of all 30 million UK properties by 2030 has been driven by Colin
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