If the 2008 global financial crisis was caused by anything, it was by reckless mortgage lending that fuelled a lending and housing boom that then
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The most important news of the day
The news media would have it that VE Day is the most important news of the day. They might offer the prospect of a US
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This VE Day is not a reason to celebrate. It should all be about noting lessons not learned.
If you listen to or watch the news today, you will find that the most important matter to report is that, apparently, we won World
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Pensions and the green transition
The Finance Innovation Lab, with which I have been cooperating on policy creation for pensions linked to a green transition, has created a petition linked
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Is the Labour government collapsing?
Labour ministers admit that Downing Street is so controlling that they can do nothing to manage the country. How long can this government last in
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What is the UK really going to be short of?
Politicians talk about shortages. All sorts of excuses are made for a lack of GP appointments, housing, places in schools, and much else. The reality
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Why are our political leaders ignoring the genocide in Gaza?
There are moments when I think that we are just about, at best, clinging on by our fingertips to the concept of civilisation. There are
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Who is really screwing us?
Who is exploiting us? Large companies, banks, and landlords are, and not the people our politicians love to blame. This is the audio version: This
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Trump is seeking to sanitise the USA of left-wing thought. When will that happen here?
Trump’s fascist agenda continues to progress. There were more signs over the weekend. First, there was discussion of a 100 per cent tariff on foreign-made
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