Summer evening
Sunday, June 9th, 2024I should be talking about the demise of the Conservative Party as we have known it this morning. Everyone else is. I could be watching
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Why aren't politicians talking about the joy of tax?
Sunday, June 9th, 2024I published this video this morning. In it, I ask why no politician wants to talk about the positive aspects of taxation during the election
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If only politicians understood double entry
Sunday, June 9th, 2024I have published this video this morning. In it, I argue that every politician should understand double entry. If they did, then they might work
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The BBC leaders' debate: a sorry affair for the right wing of British politics
Saturday, June 8th, 2024I endured last night’s television debate between the major political parties, largely by tweeting about it. Part way through this was my summary: Penny Mordaunt
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No one's best interests are served by Labour having a large majority after 4 July
Saturday, June 8th, 2024My short video post for this morning addresses a key issue in this election, which is that absolutely no one’s best interests are served by
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Neoliberal politicians are lacking a political antenna
Saturday, June 8th, 2024There is something called a political antenna. Don’t ask me to define it. It makes no sense trying to do so. In fact, doing so
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Why aren't we talking about independence?
Saturday, June 8th, 2024My most recent video focussing on this election campaign, is out this morning. In it, I ask why it is that the English-based parties are
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Why is the BBC ignoring Scotland?
Friday, June 7th, 2024This is my third video of the morning – this time a short one (i.e. under one minute). You can view this here. The transcript
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One in four children can now claim free school meals
Friday, June 7th, 2024As the Guardian has highlighted this morning, new data shows that 2.1 million children now qualify for free school means. This is one in four
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