Multiplier effects
Thursday, May 30th, 2024This is today’s YouTube short video: The issue is important. Watch it here. The transcript is: At this election, ask any politician you speak to
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Why won't Labour end child poverty at this election?
Tuesday, May 28th, 2024I posted this video to YouTube this morning. In it I argue that Labour is saying it cannot afford to end child poverty. That, however,
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Sunak can find the cash when it comes to pensioners. The question is, who will he make pay the price?
Tuesday, May 28th, 2024The FT features a story in all the papers this morning, highlighting Sunak’s bung to pensioners, who are the only group left in society likely
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Starmer’s incredible claim that he cannot afford to tax wealthy people
Tuesday, May 28th, 2024This is an excellent interview with Keir Starmer by Beth Rigby. Q: You said you’d raised taxes on the top 5% of earners when you
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Election question 3- Why won't you charge the equivalent of National Insurance on investment income?
Sunday, May 26th, 2024This is the third in my series of video questions published to coincide with the general election: The transcript is: Why won’t you charge the
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YouTube short election questions: why won't UK politicians end child poverty?
Saturday, May 25th, 2024This is today’s YouTube short election question: Yesterday’s question was viewed by more than. 4,000 people. This is the transcript for this one: If only
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You have to tax wealth to grow an economy
Friday, May 24th, 2024I posted a new YouTube video this morning in which I argue that politicians refuse to tax the wealthy because, they say, they might run
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We need an end to Bank of England independence and the power of the Treasury
Friday, May 24th, 2024Nick Macpherson, who was for some time the permanent secretary (or civil service boss) at the UK Treasury, has an article in the FT today,
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Questions to ask politcians in this election
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024The most useful thing I think I can do this morning is suggest questions to ask politicians in this election. A thread. The following list
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