Nationalising Thames Water will not in any way threaten the stability of UK financial markets
Monday, April 29th, 2024The Guardian is making a splash this morning on his story: Senior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water’s financial collapse could trigger a rise in government
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Real wages have fallen since 2008 in most areas of the country
Monday, April 29th, 2024The TUC has reported this morning that: Real wages still below 2008 level in 212 out of 340 UK local authorities TUC says longest pay
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It really is time that politicians took note of modern monetary theory
Monday, April 29th, 2024The Guardian has an editorial this morning that I recommend reading in full, but which I will discuss here nonetheless. Of most note in their
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Tax does not pay for government spending
Monday, April 29th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning. As I wrote in the explanatory note that accompanied it, probably the biggest challenge to understanding how
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The Premier League is an oligopolist erecting effective barriers to market entry. What is anyone going to do about it?
Monday, April 29th, 2024As the Guardian notes this morning, this is the current state of the UK’s football premier league: There is, I promise, good economic reason for
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The biggest threat to the UK’s borders comes from climate change
Sunday, April 28th, 2024Rishi Sunak was interviewed by Trevor Phillips on Sky News this morning. He was petulant, pedantic, defensive of his record and simultaneously aggressive towards Phillips,
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Dan Poulter MP’s defection to Labour looks like self preservation, cynical manoeuvring and keeping some doors just a little bit open
Sunday, April 28th, 2024Dan Poulter MP has resigned from the Tories, crossed the floor of the Commons, and joined Labour. Once upon a time this might have taken
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Large company accounts are works of fiction
Sunday, April 28th, 2024I have this morning posted this video on YouTube, addressing an issue of accounting and transparency that matters to me. I think the format for
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Labour's plan for rail nationalisation make sense - but do not go far enough
Saturday, April 27th, 2024I posted this video on YouTube this morning. It is a particularly current topic. Railways are an issue in which I have particular interest. I
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