YouTube short election questions: why won't you increase taxes on the wealthy?
Friday, May 24th, 2024During the election campaign, I plan to post a short video on YouTube every day asking politicians about what I think are appropriate themes. The
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You have to tax wealth to grow an economy
Friday, May 24th, 2024I posted a new YouTube video this morning in which I argue that politicians refuse to tax the wealthy because, they say, they might run
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We need an end to Bank of England independence and the power of the Treasury
Friday, May 24th, 2024Nick Macpherson, who was for some time the permanent secretary (or civil service boss) at the UK Treasury, has an article in the FT today,
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Where does the buck stop at the Post Office?
Friday, May 24th, 2024I keep watching the performance of Paula Vennells at the Post Office inquiry with almost complete bemusement. I have been a director of a number
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The depressing priorities of people in this election
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024Slightly depressingly, these are the political priorities of people right now, according to Ipsos Mori, released today: Why depressingly? Because climate change and poverty are
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Indy2024
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024Mike Parr is a regular commentator on this blog. Over recent weeks, he has been writing about setting up a support network for independent candidates
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Questions to ask politcians in this election
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024The most useful thing I think I can do this morning is suggest questions to ask politicians in this election. A thread. The following list
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Politics is all about power. The problem is that right now that power is almost always being used to serve the interests of the wealthy.
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024This video was recorded yesterday morning before I knew there would be an election. But it remains totally relevant despite that. In it, I argue
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Most people do not expect this election to change anything
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024Fairly soon after the election was called last night I put a couple of polls on Twitter: All the usual caveats apply. Of course my
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