Putting the N back into the NHS
Sunday, May 26th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning. In it I argue that the NHS is a mess, created by meddling politicians who have broken it
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A dull sense of dread hangs over this election
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024I won’t be the first, or last, to say this, but I wake this morning with a sense of dull dread. The idea that we
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The real crisis facing Labour
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024As I have noted in another post this morning. Labour apparently thinks that the biggest crises that it will face that will have the power
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Am I an extremist?
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024I posted this YouTube video this morning. In it I argue that the government is cracking down on those they call extremists, who seem to
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Ireland knows what genocide feels like - and how long the impact lasts
Monday, May 20th, 2024The National newspaper in Scotland, for whom I am a columnist, has reported today that the Irish Taoiseach (prime minister), Simon Harris has said today
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We need proportional representation, now
Saturday, May 18th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning. In it I argue that people in the UK like to think we live in a democracy.
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Limited liability companies cause moral hazard
Sunday, May 12th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning: The link is here. The transcript is as follows: Limited liability companies are a threat to your
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Today might be polling day for you. Please vote.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024There are elections in 107 local authorities across England today, as well as 11 mayoral races. A by-election will elect a new Blackpool South MP,
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Without providing safe routes for potential refugees Keir Starmer has no way of stopping the boats
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024I watched Keir Starmer talking on a news bulletin last night and heard him say, in words that echo those of Rishi Sunak, that we
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