Lord Agnew: a case where resignation was the only option left when government refuses to act
Tuesday, January 25th, 2022Lord Agnew quit as the government minister responsible for tackling fraud, with a brief crossing the Treasury and Cabinet Office, yesterday. He had given no
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Labour has to work out what being 'pro-business' means
Thursday, January 20th, 2022Another day, another thread from Twitter: In an interview with the Financial Times Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has pledged that a government led by
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What happens to the Tories now?
Sunday, January 16th, 2022I have posted this thread on Twitter this morning: We know that Boris Johnson’s days in Number 10 are numbered now. We can’t be sure
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A book update
Friday, January 14th, 2022Just before Christmas I mentioned that I was thinking about writing a book on money and its role in funding the government. The idea appeared
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Climate change concern within accounting is all down to indoctrination by left-wing professors, or so some say
Friday, January 14th, 2022A week ago I noted that the FT had published a letter from me criticising PWC for moaning about their recruitment problems. I suggested that
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The VIP channel for PPE production was illegal
Wednesday, January 12th, 2022I share this press release from the Good Law Project because I think it really important, and should not be ignored because some people went
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How do we persuade people that right wing Tories really are the biggest enemy to their wellbeing?
Monday, January 10th, 2022The FT has reported this morning that: Boris Johnson has been urged by an influential Conservative MP to end all Covid-19 restrictions in England by
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What is Jacob Rees-Mogg's sudden interest in inflation and tax cuts all about?
Thursday, January 6th, 2022As the Guardian notes this morning: Jacob Rees-Mogg has asked Rishi Sunak to reconsider impending tax rises as the chancellor and the prime minister came
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It is time to get real about what MMT does
Wednesday, January 5th, 2022I have promoted the ideas implicit in Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) for some time. Indeed, I think I have done more than most to promote
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