We need to put an end to the economic narratives that are proving to be so destructive of well-being
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024The collapse of a bridge in Baltimore after a ship collided with it is a tragedy for those who lost their lives as a result.
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Accountancy’s top social media influencer
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024This was published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales this morning: I was pleased to note this publicity. The timing is
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Are you a democrat, or not? That is the question that MMT poses, and which everyone needs to answer.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024This comment/question was put up on the blog this morning by someone called Peter Rodd. I am presuming it is genuine: Enjoy your posts and
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Evidence suggests that privatising healthcare services does not produce better health outcomes. So why is Labour so keen on doing this?
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024The medical journal, The Lancet has published a paper this month with the following heading: The Summary of the piece is as follows: Over the
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You can’t say MMT does not work because you think Scotland will be a failed state after independence
Monday, March 25th, 2024This tweet was posted over the weekend: “I’m the Fox Mulder of MMT. I want to believe, but there’s a thing called the current account
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Can we really claim to be a democracy when the government very clearly does not care if people can vote?
Monday, March 25th, 2024This report was published last Thursday, but I missed it then and it is no less relevant this morning: As many as eight million people
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Genocide cannot be condoned, whoever does it
Monday, March 25th, 2024This post on Twitter was made yesterday by this person: He is the director of the UN aid agency in Gaza. It is the only
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Will Hutton’s praise for Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture is itself a pretty depressing foretaste of the disaster that Labour will be.
Sunday, March 24th, 2024Like many, I was confused by Will Hutton’s arguments in The Observer today, in which he argued that Rachael Reeves has given Britain “the plan for
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No one is unchanged by a close experience of cancer
Sunday, March 24th, 2024I know quite a lot about having a spouse with cancer whilst also caring for a young family. I have been there and done that,
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