Why the Tories think it's OK to gamble on elections, and the much more sinister dimensions to this belief
Friday, June 21st, 2024Why do the Tories think they can bet with insider information, as they obviously did before the election was called? It’s because they think that
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All of life is politics
Friday, June 21st, 2024In this morning’s short video, I suggest that any politician who says ‘let’s take the politics out of this’ actually means ‘let’s bring the market
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I can't wait for the 5th of July
Friday, June 21st, 2024In this morning’s video, I argue that after 5 July, the hard work begins. Then, we have to work out how truly socially transformative ideas
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The Bank of England votes to maintain the status quo
Thursday, June 20th, 2024I have just posted this on Twitter, and I am not sure that there is much to add. Two members want change. The rest want
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My appearance on the Jeremy Vine show, yesterday
Thursday, June 20th, 2024As I mentioned yesterday, I was on the Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 yesterday in which I was in discussion with a person
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To govern is to do things. So what is Labour going to do?
Thursday, June 20th, 2024My short video this morning argues that to govern is to do things. Labour is going to have to work out what it’s about very
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I beg to differ: Labour is offering a disaster to this country
Thursday, June 20th, 2024The Guardian carries a letter this morning from a range of economists, many of whom I have crossed swords with, supporting Labour’s economic policy. That
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The last thing the UK university sector needs is an increase in tuition fees
Thursday, June 20th, 2024The FT has reported this morning that: A Labour government should take immediate steps to stabilise the UK’s university system, raising the annual £9,250 tuition
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The UK's precarious £15 trillion of financial wealth
Thursday, June 20th, 2024In this morning’s video, I argue that although the UK looks to be a wealthy country, with £15 trillion of financial assets, that wealth will
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