The Guardian has reported that: UK inflation has returned above 3% as soaring fuel and transport prices triggered by the Iran war heap renewed pressure
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Inforgraphic: Quantitative Tightening (QT)
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Working with Common Weal to deliver an indepedent Scotland
The National newspaper in Scotland had an article on Monday in which I was featured, but which I did not write. In that article, it
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No to Crypto
Robert Reich wrote this on his Substack a couple of days ago: There’s simply no legitimate use for crypto. Its only practical uses are tax evasion, money
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Bitcoin has an accounting problem which suggests it isn’t money
I was recently asked whether accounting provides a useful way to answer a question that has surrounded Bitcoin since its creation: is it really money?
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Debate Ammunition: The Triple Lock Pension
THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Triple Lock: Why They’re Attacking the Wrong Pension Subsidy Funding the Future | September 2026 Topic Critics
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Why is the state pension under attack?
The old age pension triple lock is under attack again. The Financial Times wants it scrapped. The Resolution Foundation wants it ended. The Tony Blair
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When will we get a politics of care?
Alex Wickham, who is usually a reliable source of economic data and who is based at Bloomberg, has suggested that information he has received indicates
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English exceptionalism based on imperialism is not a basis for governing
The leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin signed this agreement yesterday: Since the text is a little small, I’ll highlight two sections.
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