I am aware that Simon Wren-Lewis has written a new price on Labour’s Fiscal Credibility Rule for the New Statesman. As usual, I fundamentally disagree
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Johnson’s incoherent logic
There is only so much that can be done on a day when you return from holiday. But I did get an article on Boris
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This is not good news…
The FT has reported that: Extreme weather drove the growth in energy demand last year to its highest level since 2010, triggering warnings of a
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What to do about VAT?
Some people have noted my criticism of Michael Gove’s plans for a ‘simple sales tax’ to replace VAT and have said that maybe he has
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The stupidity to come
I have little doubt that Boris Johnson will be our next Prime Minister. That he will be disastrous is guaranteed. That other Tory candidates would
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Gove, VAT and Channel 4 news
I wrote about Michael Gove’s bizarre plan to scrap VAT this morning. It transferred to Channel 4 news this evening, wth credit given, Start at
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Why Michael Gove’s plan to abolish VAT could be a tax increase and help imports
The Tory leadership race really is starting to look like the silly season for policy ideas. Michael Gove’s suggestion that we get rid of VAT
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The objectives of the Green New Deal
I have mentioned I was out and about whilst doing some thinking today. One of the things I was sketching out were the objectives of
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On the Cob
It was pretty wet in Aberystwyth this morning. So, with plenty to read and a couple of computers in tow I caught the train to
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