Labour has to avoid hypothecated taxes for the NHS
Friday, March 3rd, 2017John McDonnell discussed the possibility of hypothecating national insurance charges to cover increasing NHS charges yesterday. Labour last discussed doing so in 2014. I said
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Simple errors
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017PWC made a simple error at the Oscars and are, rightly, being criticised for it. But as I have pointed out, they have committed many
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F All for Nuttall is little comfort for Labour
Friday, February 24th, 2017It was an interesting night for by-elections. Let’s celebrate the good news. UKIP could not win Stoke. Paul Nuttall’s credibility has been shattered and even
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The descent into chaos
Sunday, February 19th, 2017I am aware that some will think me in inconsistent for singing the praises of Andrew Rawnley in the Observer this morning. I have, after
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Theresa May's in the USA to open up the NHS to US competition
Friday, January 27th, 2017Welcome to: It’s not going to be national. It’s not primarily going to be about health, but will instead be about profit. And it won’t
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The £200 billion shortfall in the UK economy thanks to George Osborne's austerity
Friday, January 27th, 2017The best commentary on the latest UK GDP figures that I have seen comes from Geoff Tily at the TUC. As he says: Today 2016
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Brexit questions that the government could and should answer
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017The government says it cannot publish a white paper on Brexit for fear of disclosing its negotiating hand to the EU. But I think it
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2017 is not looking good economically
Monday, January 23rd, 2017The papers are saying we should expect lower growth in 2017 than 2016. Is that reasonable? Here’s a few reasons why that might well be
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Theresa May's new industrial strategy appears to be about job destruction
Monday, January 23rd, 2017Theresa May is seeking to distract us from Trump, Brexit and the NHS today with a new industrial strategy (NIS). According to the FT this NIS
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