Has Labour run out of road?
Friday, May 7th, 2021The Hartlepool by-election result is a wipeout for Labour: That is only the second by-election gain for a party in office in 40 years. It
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The economy has a long way to go before we see a recovery
Tuesday, April 27th, 2021Everyone knows that opinion polls are not a complete guide to the future. I say that because this post is based on work by YouGov,
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Now they’re corrupting the news stories in their corruption
Friday, April 23rd, 2021Government corruption is now normal. Yesterday we learned that the VIP channel for Covid procurement took up so much of officials’ time last year that
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The abuse of markets that is now promoted by right wing politicians has to end
Wednesday, April 21st, 2021The European Super League looks to have been killed by the universal opposition of supporters, players, managers and even politicians. I am pleased. I would
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If we’re to beat Covid 19 we might need hypothecated taxes- which is something I never expected to say
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021I have always resisted the idea of hypothecated taxation. There are very good reasons for doing so. First, claims of hypothecation are usually a sham
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Money for nothing and my Tweets for free - the foreword
Thursday, April 15th, 2021This is the new foreword that I have written for ‘Money for nothing and my Tweets for free’, which is published today: When I began
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Standards in public life fall when the unethical run government, at cost to us all.
Wednesday, April 14th, 2021The revelation that a senior civil servant was working for Greensill whilst still at the Cabinet Office, to which Lex Greensill was an adviser, has
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The Cameron inquiry might just be an elaborate cover up for new opportunities for the abuse of government that are to come
Tuesday, April 13th, 2021I am well aware that the supposed inquiry into David Cameron’s obeying is said to be all about whether he complied with lobbying rules or
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David Cameron tried to exploit the NHS because there is widespread ignorance about the way the government can create money
Monday, April 12th, 2021This tweet is useful, not least because of the included extract from the Sunday Times: Devastating story about David Cameron in today’s Sunday Times, alleging
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