The Greens were the biggest winners in the local elections, so why aren't they getting fair air time?
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024I am annoyed that no one seems to be stating who the real winner of the local elections was. This is the data, from the
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We don't need mayors: we need proper local government
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024Simon Jenkins is the most annoying of Guardian columnists. A great deal of what he writes is total nonsense. But, every now and again he
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UK banks will go bust because of climate change
Monday, May 6th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning: The transcript dealing with this pretty big, and vital claim is: UK banks are going to go
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‘Sadmin’
Monday, May 6th, 2024It is a Bank Holiday in England today. I don’t always respect them. The habits of 40 years of self-employment encourage such indifference. But today
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Life does not get much better than this
Sunday, May 5th, 2024A near-perfect spring weekend. Thyme in my back garden. Early morning residues of rain on ivy, also in the back garden: Then to birding at
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Does MMT say we can spend without limit?
Sunday, May 5th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning: The transcript is: People keep saying to me that modern monetary theory says that governments can create
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Where now for politics that matters?
Sunday, May 5th, 2024‘Ben’ Couchen succeeded for the Tories, but with the aid of unrepeatable bungs from central government. ‘Andy’ Street failed, if only just, in the West
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Starmer is setting out to be a man who does not rise to the challenges
Sunday, May 5th, 2024Keir Starmer has an article in The Observer this morning which is headlined: It’s time to end the UK’s divisions: Labour is for everyone Except
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Economists are neither thinkers or problem solvers. Most are just mathematicians, and not very good ones at that
Saturday, May 4th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning: This is the transcript: I’ve been reading a quite interesting book. This is it – The Trading
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