The Greens: overly optimistic, but at least without the gloom that dominates elsewhere
Thursday, June 13th, 2024I have already done one commentary on the Green Party’s manifesto. But, having looked at the costings of other parties, I feel duty-bound to do
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Critiquing the Green's manifesto on the BBC
Wednesday, June 12th, 2024I was on the BBC News Channel this morning critiquing what I knew at the time of the Green’s manifesto. I admit the one thing
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9.45 this morning
Wednesday, June 12th, 2024If all goes according to plan I will be on the BBC News Channel at 9.45 this morning discussing the Green Party’s tax and economic
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The Tories, ‘fully-costed’ plans and the back of fag packets
Wednesday, June 12th, 2024The Tories have delivered their ‘fully costed’ manifesto. It is, like the Liberal Democrats’ plan before it, far from an adequate explanation of what they
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There is no black hole in government funding
Wednesday, June 12th, 2024I published this video this morning. In it, I argue that while politicians might talk endlessly about black holes in government funding, in reality, there
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The Tory plan to end national insurance for the self employed is bizarre
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024The Tories have announced that they want to end self-employed national insurance contributions. Two questions follow. The first is, why? This makes no sense. Why
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The LibDems tax proposals needed a lot more thought. Good in parts, is the best that can be said.
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024The LibDems have been the first to release their manifesto for this election. To support it, they have published their ‘full costing’, because woe betide
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It is time to end the massive government subsidy that’s being paid to the UK’s commercial banks
Tuesday, June 11th, 2024It is a strange moment when an idea that you have promoted suddenly moves towards the political centre stage, even if Nigel Farage is the
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It’s neoliberalism that has failed. Now we need an alternative, and Labour does not have it
Monday, June 10th, 2024I have already this morning discussed the idea that the Tories have failed because people have realised that they have not delivered on their rhetoric,
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