Labour needs to get real experts who know WTAF they’re doing or risk a one term meltdown
Friday, January 5th, 2024Den Howlett is an old friend of mine. Readers of this blog have a lot to thank him for. He was the accountant and tech
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Some thoughts on accounting for the national debt
Friday, January 5th, 2024During a recent discussion on this blog on how to account for the UK’s so-called national debt, regular commentator and bind expert Clive Parry suggested
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Voting for a leader without a cause has never been a good political idea
Friday, January 5th, 2024Tweets referring to my column in The National in Scotland yesterday seemed to cost me about one hundred Twitter followers last night as Labour supporters
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Labour could fund its £28 billion spending plans by simply stopping quantitative tightening. So why isn't it saying that?
Thursday, January 4th, 2024The FT reports this morning that: British politicians should be wary of provoking a backlash in financial markets by increasing borrowing too quickly, the outgoing
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Labour is apparently planning tax cuts that can only mean the end for public services as we have known them
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024The Times is reporting this morning that: Rachel Reeves is weighing up plans to offer income tax or national insurance cuts in Labour’s general election
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Why won't UK politicians address the biggest part of tax evasion in the UK, which is caused by the absue of limited liability companies due to poor state regulation?
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024As the Guardian notes this morning: Anyone selling used clothes on Vinted, renting out their home on Airbnb, or getting rid of old camera equipment on
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No wonder we’re far up the creek without a paddle
Tuesday, January 2nd, 20242024 begins. I am, at last, Covid-free. However, having had it over the whole holiday period, I feel in need of a break. I will
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What will 2024 bring?
Monday, January 1st, 2024Happy new year. I thought I’d offer some predictions for 2024. They are in no particular order. Many will be wrong, but thinking about what
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2023: the blog year in retrospect
Friday, December 29th, 2023There are days left in 2023, I admit. But, the year is sufficiently over to reflect on it. My year really began when I kicked
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