Democracy is, with the exception of divorce, the clearest embodiment there is of the fundamental human right to change your mind. Those saying that democracy
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Being anti-business makes little sense when the mixed economy is here to stay
There appears to be a worrying trend appearing amongst some on the left. That is to assume that business is necessarily a bad thing. I
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The dissembling on the way to the demand for a hard Brexit
Shall we note what the Brexiteers were saying back in 2016 about leaving the EU? Try watching the video at the top here. What they were saying
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Spport for a Green New Deal grows
This is from The Guardian, yesterday, by Yanis Varoufakis, and unashamedly borrowed since he borrowed the term Green New Deal: What Europe needs is a Green
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Marching to an outcome no one wants
I had some sympathy with this, in the Guardian this morning: On this occasion Juncker is right. But of course, he’s also ignoring the fact that
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We’re 50:50 for hard Brexit now
My friend and occasional co-author Howard Reed asked on the blog this morning: What would you say is the probability of “no-deal Brexit” now Richard? I’d
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Tax avoidance is not theft
I have learned that many campaigning NGOs are planning to describe tax avoidance as theft in the future. I am quite worried by this. First,
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Why Michael Cohen deserves three years
Trump’s lawyer is going to serve just three years in prison for his crimes. The attention is on his crimes for Trump, but actually he is
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Be grateful: Dominic Raab is not running for prime minister this morning
There are occasions to celebrate. This is one of them. Dominic Raab is not launching his campaign to be prime minister this morning. Surely, that’s good
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