We’ll get over Covid when we forget about yesterday, move into today and plan for tomorrow
Thursday, July 15th, 2021It seems like only yesterday that I was being told that Covid was no longer a threat, case numbers were minimal and the link between
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The NHS is under real threat of privatisation, and this time the impact is likely to be very significant
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021The reform of the NHS is now before parliament but is attracting almost no attention in the media at present. That is wrong. In effect
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The Tax Justice Network's review of the State of Tax Justice is not credible
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021I have this morning published a new report that considers the appropriateness of the claims made in the Tax Justice Network’s (TJN) State of Tax
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The government has Covid and racism wrong. It’s also wildly optimistic on the economy.
Tuesday, July 13th, 2021I made a rare visit to London yesterday. It was only my second since March 2020. All present agreed that as we reluctantly accepted we
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There are questions to answer after the Euro final, but not by the England team
Monday, July 12th, 2021I did, of course, watch England’s match. I also admit that read about 50 pages of a novel during its course. I was not glued
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Why do we have an NHS crisis coming our way? Because the government has under-resourced it. That's why
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021The Office for Budget Responsibility made a presentation on the financial risks facing the UK yesterday: The OBR considered health care issues as a cause
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The unlocking of Covid restrictions is likely to crash the economy this summer
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021I have, ever since this pandemic began, been saying that the eventual reopening of business when lockdowns ended would always be harder than the lockdown
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The UK is a dangerous experiment that is a threat to the rest of the world
Monday, July 5th, 2021This is near latest data on new Covid cases, comparing the UK and Europe, and using data from the FT: The UK is aberrational: remember
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Anger with the government is appropriate, but Covid recklessness is not the right response
Monday, June 28th, 2021Something happened over the weekend. No, I am not talking about Matt Hancock’s resignation. I am talking about the release of interviewer anger with the
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