The Bank of England should not be paying interest on the money the government gifted to our commercial banks
Friday, June 7th, 2024A proposal I have long made has won a surprising supporter in the form of Chris Giles of the FT. The proposal is to cut
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Criticising Labour is the right thing to do
Friday, June 7th, 2024In my second video of the morning, I address an important issue. Criticising Labour has nothing to do with wanting it or any other party
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How many former Tory MPs might defect to Reform today?
Friday, June 7th, 2024In one of three videos this morning, I speculate on a rumoured split in the Tories that may become apparent this afternoon. Today is the
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Why put up with the grief that writing a blog guarantees I'll get?
Thursday, June 6th, 2024I have already mentioned that I spent some of yesterday at an event at Queen Mary, University of London, discussing the future of water companies
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Is the BBC deliberately slighting the SNP?
Thursday, June 6th, 2024This tweet, posted yesterday, is entirely fair: Staggeringly, the BBC failed to include the SNP’s list in its summary of who the leaders of the
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Keir Starmer wants to maximize wealth in the UK
Thursday, June 6th, 2024In my latest YouTube video I note that if a government can influence the distribution of wealth in an economy – and we know that
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Is Labour going to increase taxes, after all?
Thursday, June 6th, 2024Will Labout use at least some of the recommendations in the Taxing Wealth Report 2024? It seems possible. The FT has reported this morning that:
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There is a vacuum in our politics. Who will fill it?
Thursday, June 6th, 2024As some readers will know, Danny Blanchflower and I (he, at one time of the Bank of England monetary policy committee) have sometimes referred to
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Labour’s tax vacuum
Wednesday, June 5th, 2024I have been thinking some more about Keir Starmer’s performance in the ITV leaders’ debate last night, and have been noting reaction to it, both
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