Starting next week we can address the real crisis - much of which will be made in Westminster with the rest being manufactured in the Bank of England
Friday, September 2nd, 2022At long last, the Tory leadership election hustings are over, and the votes have been cast. Next week we will have what is supposed to
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The interest rate paid on government debt is not the big issue concerning the national debt right now
Thursday, September 1st, 2022As the Guardian has noted this morning: Fears of a long recession and the likelihood of higher public spending to cope with the cost of
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Leaving debt for the grandchildren
Tuesday, August 30th, 2022I have posted this thread on the merits of having a national debt on Twitter this morning: It is often said that if the government
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We could massively reduce the price of energy in the Uk - by changing the way we regulate energy prices
Monday, August 29th, 2022I posted this thread to Twitter this morning: There is much talk happening on how to solve the so-called cost-of-living crisis. Most of it fails
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We need free school meals for all state school children now
Sunday, August 28th, 2022I was pleased to be one of those calling for free school meals for all state school children in The Observer today: Why for all
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Methinks the lawyers doth protest too much: a reply to David Allen Green
Friday, August 26th, 2022The lawyer and legal commentator David Allen Green (DAG hereafter) has taken exception to the comments I made earlier this week on the behaviour of
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The Bank of England increasing interest rates to 4% - as markets expect - could be enough to bring the whole economy down
Thursday, August 25th, 2022I posted this thread to Twitter this afternoon: The FT noted this morning that “Financial markets are betting the Bank of England will more than
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Let's not pretend that the rule of law exists in the UK when most people are denied access to legal representation
Wednesday, August 24th, 2022I posted this thread this morning: I note that David Wolfson QC, who is also Tory peer Baron Wolfson of Tredegar, and who was until
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Bailing out failed energy companies is the worst possible way to deal with the crisis we face this winter
Wednesday, August 24th, 2022I have tweeted this thread this morning: Those close to the government appear to be realising that UK households have no chance of surviving the
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