The new UK government needs to get its accounts in order
Saturday, July 6th, 2024This morning’s short video has now been published. In it, I argue that the UK government’s accounts for March 2023 have not been published as
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The last thing this Labour government needs to deliver is austerity
Friday, July 5th, 2024We have a new government that is dedicated to austerity on the basis of its claim that ‘there is no money left’. It seems like
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I could be wrong about this, but I doubt it
Friday, July 5th, 2024We have a Labour government. For the sake of the record, and of setting a benchmark for my expectations, this is what I expect to
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Private equity capitalists will be laughing themselves all the way to the bank tonight
Thursday, July 4th, 2024The FT includes an article this morning that suggests: Ownership of UK water companies has long been the preserve of specialist infrastructure investors attracted to
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Selling England by the Pound
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024The news that Labour is planning to use some form of private finance initiative to supposedly revive the UK, which I have discussed this morning,
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Given the choice, people want tax increases
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024The abrdn Financial Fairness Trust has issued a new report suggesting that: As the nation prepares to go to the polls, new research shows people
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Labour should be putting the UK's savings to use instead of turning to foreign capital
Monday, July 1st, 2024The Bank of England has reported this morning that: Household deposits with banks and building societies rose by £5.3 billion in May. This was driven
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This has been a dismal election campaign for tax
Sunday, June 30th, 2024Is it too soon for an election campaign retrospective? I don’t think so. In that case this is my first. This campaign has been dominated
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What happens if Trump wins the US election?
Sunday, June 30th, 2024I have published this video this morning. In it, I argue that Trump might win the US presidency again. It might be the biggest shock
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