We cannot have an economic recovery unless we spend more on the NHS
Thursday, November 10th, 2022I watched Stephen Barclay, who is our Health Secretary for the next few weeks, saying on Channel 4 News last night that the provision of
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Cool, calm answers are needed on how Labour will fund the NHS
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022I posted this reply to tweets Wes Streeting posted in response to the questions I posed here yesterday on Twitter this morning. For those not
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There is no 'black hole'
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022Two excellent letters in the Guardian this morning on the fallacy of the government’s claim there is a black hole in its finances and both
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How will Labour fund the NHS? It's time for it to place its cards face up on the table because nothing adds up right now
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022I was planning a calm morning. After minor Twitter storms over the last few days, I thought I would steer clear for a day. Then
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The wrong economic policy
Monday, November 7th, 2022It is reported this morning that Jeremy Hunt is planning a £60 billion package of tax increases and spending cuts to be announced on 17
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We have a democratic deficit
Sunday, November 6th, 2022I posted this thread on Twitter on this morning: I was interviewed by Matt Frei on LBC yesterday. The subject of discussion was Brexit. At
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Incompetence on this scale should be unimaginable
Friday, November 4th, 2022This was posted on The Mirror website last night: The article is readily available on line. I began by saying: The Bank of England has increased interest rates today
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Economics rarely comes much nastier or more deceitful than the Bank of England's quantitative tightening policy
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: The Bank of England began quantitative tightening yesterday. It sold £750 million of its supposed bond holding
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Our government is at economic war with us
Tuesday, November 1st, 2022I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: There are warnings in many newspapers this morning that suggest Sunak and Hunt have agreed tax rises
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