Please excuse me if I am distracted today. We are holding our event in Ely. One reason I can, most of the time, moderate comments
Read the full article…

The G7 statement on releasing diesel stocks, issued yesterday, was a pile of nonsense that eventually only indicated that all these nations still live in
Read the full article…

The Telegraph has this to say in an email this morning: Andy Burnham’s first three months in Downing Street have been, by and large, smooth
Read the full article…

What is money? We use it every day, but most of what we are taught about money misrepresents what it actually is. In this Understanding
Read the full article…

The Guardian has reported this morning that: Ministers are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping a key disability benefit for under-25s and
Read the full article…

My View on … Tax Richard J Murphy October 2026 ____________________ This post is part of an ongoing series in which I set out my
Read the full article…

As the UK approaches the Budget, one phrase is going to be repeated again and again is “fiscal headroom”. Politicians, economists and journalists talk about
Read the full article…

As many readers here will know, we are holding a Funding the Future event in Ely on Saturday. The focus will be on solution-focused campaigning,
Read the full article…

My old friend, Larry Elliott, is in The Guardian today saying: To make a real difference, [Burnham and Healey] need to tackle head-on the nostrums
Read the full article…