Labour is not as out of touch with reality as the Tories, but it has only a vague relationship with it
Saturday, May 4th, 2024There is much to reflect on in the local election results so far, and although the mayoralties might still swing some opinions, if not much
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A good night for Labour - but also the Greens
Friday, May 3rd, 2024There is little point in providing any extensive commentary on what was happening in yesterday’s elections as yet. There are far too many polls still
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The SNP needs leaders who do not embrace neoliberalism
Friday, May 3rd, 2024I wrote about the SNP leadership election in my column in The National yesterday. I was not endorsing any candidate. I certainly do not think
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We need the water companies of England to be nationalised
Friday, May 3rd, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning, touching on a theme that might well recur here many times: The link is here in case
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What will make politicians notice climate change?
Friday, May 3rd, 2024I often wonder when it will be that climate change will create pivot points that have sufficiently deep social and economic consequences that politicians will
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There is going to be no growth in the UK. Welcome to a world of Labour austerity and the resulting downward spiral of gloom and failure.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024As the Guardian notes this morning: The UK’s economic outlook has worsened this year as high interest rates and the lingering effects of last year’s
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Would you like to see your GP, or know that the government is restricting your access using cast-iron fiscal rules?
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024One of the greatest source of disquiets about the NHS is not that there are long hospital waiting lists – although no-one is overly chuffed
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Advertising is designed to make you miserable
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning: In case the link does not work for you, it can be found here. The transcript is
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Pragmatic approaches to taxing income from wealth more can always raise more money than a wealth tax
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024I was asked to comment on Brazil’s proposal for a global 2% annual wealth tax on billionaires by a journalist, yesterday. This is what I
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