Why the Tories think it's OK to gamble on elections, and the much more sinister dimensions to this belief
Friday, June 21st, 2024Why do the Tories think they can bet with insider information, as they obviously did before the election was called? It’s because they think that
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I can't wait for the 5th of July
Friday, June 21st, 2024In this morning’s video, I argue that after 5 July, the hard work begins. Then, we have to work out how truly socially transformative ideas
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My appearance on the Jeremy Vine show, yesterday
Thursday, June 20th, 2024As I mentioned yesterday, I was on the Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 yesterday in which I was in discussion with a person
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Jeremy Vine: 12 noon, today on BBC Radio 2
Wednesday, June 19th, 2024I am in Sheffield this morning to present a new draft paper that my colleague, Prof Andrew Baker and I are writing on an appraisal
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Talking economic policy with the Scottish Greens
Wednesday, June 19th, 2024Continuing my series of interviews with economic commentators pro-independence politicians in Scotland, the National has now issued my interview with Scottish Green MSP, Ross Greer:
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Labour's creating new tax loopholes to undermine its own tax plans
Tuesday, June 18th, 2024I couldn’t quite believe this in the FT this morning: One of the very few tax commitments Labour has made is that it will close
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Is Farage right on the central bank reserve accounts?
Tuesday, June 18th, 2024The Institute for Fiscal Studies, in its commentary on the so-called Reform Party manifesto for this election, says of that party’s plan to save £35
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More on tax anomalies
Tuesday, June 18th, 2024[Note: somehow this did not get beyond being a draft post on Sunday when it should have been published. It is being out up no,
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The weird world of tax anomalies
Saturday, June 15th, 2024UK journalists have been paying attention to tax anomalies this week, as I have in this morning’s main video. This comes from the FT: Amongst
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