‘They’ can’t sort it out
Monday, February 18th, 2019I took the weekend off. My sons tell me it is half term. It was warm, and good walking weather. It was time for tea,
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We, the undersigned, support our children who are striking for the environment
Thursday, February 14th, 2019I was a signatory to this letter in the Guardian, and have made my own sons aware of my views: We, the undersigned academics, stand
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What if the experts are right?
Monday, February 4th, 2019March 29 is looming. It’s a Friday in case you were not aware. I suspect there will be Brexit parties. Or wakes. And for the
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My hope is that only England will pay the price of Brexit
Sunday, January 27th, 2019I confess Mark Francois was unknown by me until recently. His recent displays as a Tory MP and member of the hard-Brexit brigade have left
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Guess what? EU multinational corporations do not pay the tax that we expect of them
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019I am pleased to share this from the EU’s Greens in the European Parliament, published today: New research commissioned by the Greens/EFA Group in the
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The reporting revolution has to start now
Monday, January 21st, 2019It is Davos week. It’s quite reasonable to wonder who cares any more. After all, many global leaders will skip this year, so big are
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There is a solution to the EU mess. The price is two party leaders and at least one of their parties
Thursday, January 17th, 2019As I have already pointed out this morning, when we voted to leave the EU that is what we did. No conditions or red lines
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A note to Jeremy Hunt: being a tax haven is not necessarily a very good thing
Sunday, December 30th, 2018Jeremey Hunt is suggesting the UK’s future after Brexit should be modelled on the tax haven of Singapore. There are some especially odd things about this
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Brexit is an issue too deep to go away: it will be the theme of English politics for decades to come
Tuesday, November 27th, 2018A commentator asked on the blog overnight whether I might change my mind on Brexit in due course. After all, he pointed out, I have
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