Sometimes life gets in the way...
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018Please accept my apologies for slow moderating yesterday. And a slow start to today. Just before 3 yesterday afternoon I got a call to say
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It's time centre ground politicians stopped peddling dangerous economics that could crush the NHS
Sunday, May 27th, 2018Following the publication by the Institute for Fiscal Studies of its fundamentally economically flawed analysis of the NHS’s finances this week debate continues on how
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Thanks to the NHS
Friday, May 25th, 2018Over the last few years I and, more especially, my family have probably had more value from the NHS in care than I have paid
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies is suffering from a lack of imagination on NHS funding
Thursday, May 24th, 2018The Guardian is amongst many reporting the following this morning: British households will need to pay an extra £2,000 a year in tax to help
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Sticking plasters will not solve real intergenerational issues
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018The Resolution Foundatioin is the latest progressive think tank to issue a sticking plaster report. According to many reports this morning its intergenerational commission is
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Brexit and music: Howard Goodall's must read article
Friday, April 27th, 2018My attention was drawn yesterday to a fabulous blog by the composer, conductor and musician, Howard Goodall which discusses Brexit and music. As he began:
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Slowly but surely Labour's creeping back to People's QE. It could deliver a pension revolution at the same time
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018The Guardian has noted today that: Labour is to begin courting regional mayors and councils over its plans for £250bn of transport and infrastructure spending, promising
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15,000 blog posts
Friday, April 20th, 2018I have just noticed that I posted my 15,000th blog post yesterday. Given that this blog began in June 2006 that means I have posted,
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Deconomics: Howard Reed's call for a redesign of economics, from the bottom up
Saturday, April 14th, 2018My old friend, and occasional co-author, Howard Reed has an excellent article just out in Prospect magazine. His theme is the failure of neoclassical economics. As Howard
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