The Tories sold a social care con-trick yesterday that will do almost nothing to help those in real need
Wednesday, September 8th, 2021Yesterday was an unusual day in UK politics. What the Tories recognised, albeit deeply reluctantly, was that the boundary between the state needed to be
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The government has borrowed £26 billion less this financial year than it forecast in March. So what is the £10 billion NIC increase all about?
Tuesday, September 7th, 2021Government ‘borrowing’ (or money creation as I would prefer to think of it) from April to July this year amounted to £78 billion against an
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Sunak's NIC rise is not just a disaster for most people, it's a disaster for the whole idea of devolved government as well
Tuesday, September 7th, 2021Unless the government briefing machine has gone very wrong we are going to see the announcement of 1.25% increases in both employer’s and employee’s national
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Sunak's 1% national insurance charge to fund the NHS is a deliberate, callous and unnecessary move to increase inequality and hardship in the UK
Friday, September 3rd, 2021There are widespread reports this morning that the Tories are planning at least a one per cent increase in national insurance to fund an increase
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The rise in Covid cases makes this not just a worrying but also a dangerous time
Tuesday, August 31st, 2021I wish I could share the optimism of many I saw out and about – and deliberately choosing to socialise in places with poor ventilation
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Inflation, what it is and why there's no reason that we require interest rate increases to tackle it right now
Monday, August 30th, 2021I have just posted this Twitter thread tackling the issue of inflation… People are really worried about inflation. The right-wing media is fuelling that concern
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Sunak's approach to NHS funding is completely wrong because it harms wellbeing
Sunday, August 29th, 2021I posted this Twitter thread last night: A slightly blown-up version of the Telegraph story to which I refer looks like this: The nub of
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Why the last thing we’re going to need is interest rate rises
Friday, August 27th, 2021I have already mentioned this morning the concern that Danny Blanchflower and I share that so many economists appear incredibly keen that interest rates in the
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The multiplier shows that not all government spending is equal
Sunday, August 15th, 2021I posted this Twitter thread on the multiplier this morning: The government wants to cut its spending. It says we cannot afford it. The claim
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