The economic and political consequences of Rishi Sunak's failure.
Saturday, March 26th, 2022I have posted this thread on Twitter today. I admit that even I think it’s a bit long for that medium, but equally think it
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The state could help those who will be in poverty. Sunak has chosen not to do so, and that's a very different issue.
Friday, March 25th, 2022I admit that I do not think Money Week editor Merryn Somerset Webb a reliable commentator on very much to do with finance, but this
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Sunak’s budget forecasts are a work of fantasy
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022Because of media commitments I am going to have few comments to make here this afternoon, but this one relates to an issue that only
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This is not a time for small thinking when only big thinking will do
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022I have a fairly strong suspicion I will not be getting what I want from the Spring Statement today. I set out my concerns in
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This is not the time for dogma. This is the time for pragmatism to address the tsunami of poverty heading our way
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022I posted the following thread on Twitter last night, and reproduce it here even though it clearly attracted little interest there. I am incredibly worried
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As things stand, Britain is heading for a monster recession and time is running out to take evasive action
Sunday, March 20th, 2022Larry Elliott has reported in The Guardian this afternoon that: Number crunching by the chartered accountant and political economist Richard Murphy suggests the hit to living
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Sunak has a choice to make next week. He could provide the support most households in the UK will need if they are to be able to pay their bills in the next year. If he doesn't provide it, we're in meltdown
Saturday, March 19th, 2022I have just posted this thread on Twitter: This is a thread on the impact of price changes we were expecting as a result of
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It's time to integrate financial and sustainability reporting
Friday, March 18th, 2022I was pleased to note this statement issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland this week: The current sustainability reporting system is not
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Rishi Sunak is the leader of the neoliberal pack when it comes to indifference towards the fate of ordinary people, whether in Ukraine or the UK
Friday, March 18th, 2022A theme emerged yesterday. It was of government and business indifference to real people. P&O, backed by Dubai – which is a key government ally
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