The message from today will be that the Bank of England’s abuse will continue
Thursday, May 9th, 2024No one expects the Bank of England to cut interest rates today. That is not because they should not do so. The case for a
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Starmer has no ethical or political framework to guide his actions, and that is why he will fail
Thursday, May 9th, 2024There are a number of basic elements to politics, but in practical terms the most important one is that it requires that decisions be made.
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How banks create money
Thursday, May 9th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning: In case the video is not embedded properly (and that happens sometimes) it is available here. The
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How far can Labour descend?
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024The Labour Party has, apparently, got another new MP. Natalie Elphicke, the Tory MP for Dover who succeeded her husband in holding this seat after
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Netanyahu’s bluff has been called
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024The FT neatly summarised the situation in Gaza this morning, using this headline: Benjamin Netanyahu’s dilemma: save the hostages or his government The essence of
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Quantitative tightening will thwart any economic plans Rachel Reeves has unless she challenges it head on
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024I have already noted that the FT has this morning, noted that Rachel Reeves is offering Tory economic thinking as if it is Labour policy.
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Why we have a national debt
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning: The transcript is as follows: We really need a national debt in the UK. If you listen
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Since Reeves and the Tories have a shared economic DNA, how different can she ever be?
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024The FT has an article this morning, of which the headlines are as follows: Are Labour and the Conservatives adopting ‘Heevesian’ economics? _________ The policies
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There are six reasons why we need taxes
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024I posted this video this morning on a theme familiar to many here, I suspect: If the link does not work, it’s also here. The
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