Labour could demand that every business declare who it actually is
Monday, July 15th, 2024I have published this video this morning. In it I argue that there is still massive opacity available to businesses in the UK, many of
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The assassin has no place in politics, and nor does violence
Sunday, July 14th, 2024When I heard the news that an attempt had been made on Donald Trump’s life my immediate reaction was ‘not again’. I wrote only yesterday
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Labour could introduce a 20mph speed limit in towns throughout England
Sunday, July 14th, 2024I have published this video this morning. In it I argue that Labour has already introduced a 20mph speed limit in Welsh towns. That’s already
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Labour could deliver fixed rate mortgages for the life of a loan
Saturday, July 13th, 2024I have published this video this morning. In it, I argue that Labour could demand that every mortgage provider in the UK should have a
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So you think the Bank of England's independent? Pull the other one...
Saturday, July 13th, 2024This post first appeared in 2020. Nothing has changed since, so I offer it again today in response to yesterday’s post on this issue. It
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GDP records everything but the things that really matter
Saturday, July 13th, 2024I have published this video this morning. In it, I argue that GDP – which measures our national income – does, as the late Robert
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Distractions
Friday, July 12th, 2024A week or so after the election, fatigue is beginning to hit. I am seeing that in blog traffic figures, and I am also feeling
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Labour could change our libel laws
Friday, July 12th, 2024I have this morning published another video in my series on what Labour could do almost costlessly now that it is in office. In it,
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Biden has to go
Friday, July 12th, 2024Ageing comes to us all. It is to me, although since I am still in good health and very active at 66, I am reluctant
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