Starmer tried to look tough by calling Reform’s policies racist this week. I have already noted their backlash this morning. But let’s also be clear,
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Economic questions: The J K Galbraith question
This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might
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Will it be women who fight tyranny?
I did an interview with New York–based finance podcast host Jack Farley yesterday. He had done his research, and the discussion was good. I will
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The Telegraph is right: Reeves should not increase taxes on lower and average income earners
The Telegraph can hardly contain its excitement about the forthcoming Tory conference as this week progresses, and as a result, it is doing all it
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Are politicians all the same, as people would have it?
Are all our major political parties now the same? Labour, Conservatives, the Lib Dems, and even Reform are united by one ideology: neoliberalism. Fiscal rules,
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Fascism, Trump, Reform, and the silencing of dissent
Chris Hedges, the noted anti-fascist campaigner in the USA, has recently pointed out that fascists are unusually candid. They tell you what they are going
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Farage vs Workers
Nigel Farage says cutting “red tape” boosts growth. Let’s be honest about what that means: weaker paid leave, weaker sick and maternity pay, weaker anti-discrimination
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The corporate race from DEI
As the Telegraph reports this morning: Burberry has axed its diversity chief as part of a sweeping overhaul at the luxury goods giant. In a move
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Trump’s war on the USA
As the Washington Post noted yesterday: President Donald Trump delivered a meandering address to an unprecedented gathering of the country’s top military leaders, railing against
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