The LibDems tax proposals needed a lot more thought. Good in parts, is the best that can be said.
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024The LibDems have been the first to release their manifesto for this election. To support it, they have published their ‘full costing’, because woe betide
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The Bank of England is stagnating the economy. Unless Rachel Reeves demands a change in their policy she has not got a hope of delivering any of Labour's promises
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024In the real world, rather than in that of elections, there is data in employment out this morning. The Office for National Statistics has published
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Politicians need convictions
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024In my main YouTube video for this morning, I argue that neoliberalism has killed conviction-based politics. The audio version is here: This is the transcript:
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It is time to end the massive government subsidy that’s being paid to the UK’s commercial banks
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024It is a strange moment when an idea that you have promoted suddenly moves towards the political centre stage, even if Nigel Farage is the
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It’s neoliberalism that has failed. Now we need an alternative, and Labour does not have it
Monday, June 10th, 2024I have already this morning discussed the idea that the Tories have failed because people have realised that they have not delivered on their rhetoric,
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Labour will not be taxing wealth
Monday, June 10th, 2024As the FT reports this morning: The Tories introduced the lifetime pension cap. Based on the value of a fund, and not just contributions, it
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Any politician who says they won't talk about hypotheticals is not worth listening to
Monday, June 10th, 2024I have published this video this morning. In it, I refer to those politicians (all of them) who say they ‘won’t discuss hypotheticals’ when that
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How long will Labour's honeymoon with the UK electorate last?
Monday, June 10th, 2024This is my latest video on YouTube. In it, I argue that Labour will only have months to keep the electorate happy after the general
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We’re in for a mighty political ride
Monday, June 10th, 2024Newspaper columnists are queueing up to speculate upon the demise of the Conservative party. Most are presuming that the latest opinion polls, suggesting that the
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