Say no to unethical politics
Sunday, October 30th, 2022I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: After 12 years in office I have had enough of Tory corruption. Whether it is ignored security
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Sunak has been set up to fail and the likelihood is that he will
Tuesday, October 25th, 2022I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: Rishi Sunak could be a great prime minister. That possibility cannot be denied. Equally, the probability that
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Sunak will be terrible, and unless Labour changes tack he could win despite that
Monday, October 24th, 2022I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: At the time of writing it seems very likely that Rishi Sunak will become prime minister today.
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Sterlingisation might not work for the SNP: that is why it needs another plan
Thursday, October 20th, 2022I had an article in The National newspaper in Scotland yesterday that was more significant, I think, than usual. I firstly used the column to
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The IMF publicises the GIFT tax transparency principles
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022I, with my co-authors, have this post on the Washington DC-based International Monetary Fund’s blog today: The IMF is one of the partners that fund
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The Bank of England's interest rate policy is the biggest threat to the people of the UK now
Monday, October 17th, 2022I am posting this thread on Twitter this morning: We all know Truss has made a mess of her premiership, and will leave the UK
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The only winners from Truss are those who want to impose austerity on the UK
Saturday, October 15th, 2022I posted this on Twitter this morning: We have our fourth Chancellor since July. There is not a person on earth who can suggest that
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We need a courageous state
Friday, October 14th, 2022I posted this thread on the courageous state on Twitter this morning: I have done a lot of Twitter threads of late on how worrying
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Truss can’t last
Thursday, October 13th, 2022The political tectonic plates are shifting. After last night’s 1922 Committee hearing at which Truss addressed her backbench MPs the kindest word used about her
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