I said I would take the weekend off. As it turned out, I didn’t quite succeed. That said, I did in one way. I told
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As The Guardian noted in an article posted overnight: Congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed his Republican
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I have noted the suggestions made by the Prime Minister and John Healey this weekend that the UK might apologise for its role in slavery,
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There were protests, led mainly by young people, reported over this weekend in: France – Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities. Germany – Berlin, Frankfurt,
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What happens when the government spends money? Most politicians talk about public spending as though it is simply a cost. But government spending does something
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I said I’d take the whole weekend off from answering comments here. Then I posted two items this morning, on which I realise I want
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Backgound John Harris has written a substantial and thoughtful article in the Guardian today about the growing controversy surrounding autism diagnoses. I agree that the
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I know Faiza Shaheen and respect her commitment to challenging the economic thinking that has done so much harm to the UK. But I disagree
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How can France be neoliberal when its government spends 57% of GDP and maintains one of Europe’s largest welfare states? With protests taking place across
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