A little knowledge of macroeconomics is a very useful thing if you're claiming to be a social policy expert
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024I did a pre-record interview for Times Radio last night, which went out sometime after 10 o’clock, but I admit I did not listen to
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Unless we put the UK’s wealth to work for social purposes we really are in very deep trouble
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024I have noted a report in the Guardian this morning which suggests that Southwark Council is seeking to raise £6 million of crowd-sourced funding over
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The government's deliberate policy of prejudicing the poorest in our society is imposing destitution on millions
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024A number of related themes are apparent in commentary on the economy this morning. One is poverty. As the Guardian notes: Millions of people –
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Words matter: denying Islamophobia enables it
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024Tory MPs have a lot to say about racism at present. According to them, no one in their party is racist. But then, they also
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The upward redistribution of wealth
Monday, February 26th, 2024Investment advisers Hargreaves Lansdown issued a press release this morning saying: Debts cost an average of £406 a month – as arrears mount The average
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Of course people are angry: we have totally useless politicians whose sole aim is to destroy government services. Why wouldn’t people be angry?
Monday, February 26th, 2024There is a very strong feeling of ‘do we have to go through all that again?’ At the start of this week. Last week brought
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Muntjac
Sunday, February 25th, 2024It’s been a day to think about things other than racist politicians. On the recommendation of Duncan MacInnes, who commented here yesterday, we went to
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The rich have no more wants and are sitting on cash whilst those in need are getting needier. Why is anyone surprised that the world is getting angrier?
Sunday, February 25th, 2024As the FT noted yesterday: Warren Buffett has warned Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that his sprawling $905bn conglomerate has virtually “no possibility of eye-popping performance” in
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Lee Anderson has to be called out as a racist
Saturday, February 24th, 2024It’s been a long week. It’s also a cold morning, but I will be out, binoculars around my neck, soon. However, I could not ignore
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