University tuition fees are sucking the economy dry
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023Rishi Sunak announced his plan to publish data on supposedly poor performing university courses yesterday. Tory spokespeople were reluctant or unable to say what these
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The opposition to Starmer has to begin now
Monday, July 17th, 2023I think you have to admit that Keir Starmer had quite a weekend. His article in The Observer made it absolutely clear that he really
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We are heading for a worrying five years under Labour
Sunday, July 16th, 2023Keir Starmer has a piece in The Observer this morning on the virtues of Labour offering a right-wing manifesto to the people of the UK.
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The government has chosen bankers over state employees and public sector workers today, and that is unforgiveable
Thursday, July 13th, 2023I have posted this thread to Twitter in response to the government’s announcement that it has agreed to pay review bodies’ recommendations but has not
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There's got to be a better economic song to sing
Thursday, July 13th, 2023I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: There is a way out of the economic mess the UK is in. It only requires two
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Why we now need above inflation rate pay rises - and why they are not inflationary
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: The government and the Bank of England are again calling today for wage restraint to beat inflation
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We need a new economics. But who will pay attention when most people are paid to adhere to the economics that is failing us?
Monday, July 10th, 2023It is a morning of very mixed messages on the economy. According to the FT: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will on Monday set out a series
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The Green Party's policy on money, and so on the economy, is a work of economic fantasy
Friday, July 7th, 2023Having noted that the Greens were a plausible recipient of my vote yesterday on the basis of their green policies and support for proportional representation,
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If only the government preferred people to bankers we'd all be more than £30 billion better off
Wednesday, July 5th, 2023I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: This year the government will give the UK’s banks £45 billion they have done nothing to earn.
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