We can survive the climate crisis, but only if we're willing to change
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023I owe thanks to those who drew my attention to a new paper published by James Galbraith in the last few days. The blurb from
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Unless they change their attitude to climate change the UK's leading politicians are now the biggest threat to our young people's wellbeing
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023It is my usual habit, as is apparent from this blog, to write posts quite early in the morning. However, given the state of the
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Lessons for Labour from its failure in Uxbridge
Friday, July 21st, 2023The Labour Party’s national executive and high-level officials are meeting this weekend to discuss their strategy. I suspect they will have an interesting time. The
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There are three types of politicians. Our problem is that we have very few of the ones that we need.
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023There are three types of politician. The first type is only in politics for what they can get out of it. They are far too
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The goverment's accounts are massively overdue - and that's not good enough
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023I noticed this reply to a parliamentary question that was published yesterday: The Whole of Government Accounts matter. They are the only publication by the
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Why we now need above inflation rate pay rises - and why they are not inflationary
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: The government and the Bank of England are again calling today for wage restraint to beat inflation
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It's no wonder that I have a huge deficit of trust in Labour politics
Monday, July 10th, 2023Wes Streeting – Labour’s shadow health secretary – wrote this in the Observer yesterday: Friday in my constituency summed up for me the state of
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It’s time we took water nationalisation seriously: it is the only viable option for the industry
Tuesday, July 4th, 2023There is much discussion on the subject of the nationalisation of our water companies right now, with a lot of what is being said by
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"Suppose I am wrong?" is the most rarely asked question by those with most need to ask it
Sunday, July 2nd, 2023Elon Musk is thought to have paid about $44 billion to buy Twitter. That was last October. Yesterday he made his latest attempt to wreck
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