I support Jeremy Corbyn on education reform, but what about abolishing student debt which is the real reform he should be offering?
Monday, August 15th, 2016I welcome what Jeremy Corbyn had to say on education yesterday. But there was a big omission, which was student debt. It’s all well and
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Note to prospective Labour leaders: tax has never ever paid for government spending
Sunday, August 7th, 2016I find headlines like this so boring: I stress, Owen Smith has said much the same thing of late except he was going to use
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John McDonnell's 'fiscal rule': a final note
Thursday, August 4th, 2016I see that the debate on what John McDonnell and James Meadway claim to be a fiscal rule is not going away. Another iteration appeared
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I asked for policy: now there's some to discuss
Wednesday, July 27th, 2016I asked Jeremy Corbyn for policy and never got it. I have been severely criticised for doing so. I can live with that. One of
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What does Corbyn really mean?
Wednesday, July 27th, 2016I am going to quote for the second time from an article by David Wearing in the Guardian yesterday supporting Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the
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If only there was a plan
Saturday, July 2nd, 2016I have been remiss. I have written about Labour. What about another party seriously impacted by the referendum? I mean, of course, the Conservatives. It
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Why Osborne will not be delivering post referendum budget cuts
Wednesday, June 15th, 2016The Guardian reports this morning: George Osborne will warn that he would have to fill the £30bn black hole in public finances triggered by a
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Not far from the EU referendum there are real political issues crying out for attention
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016I am so bored by the EU referendum campaign. I am as bored by its television representation that both, whether by plan or not, makes
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I'm really bored by crass politics
Sunday, May 22nd, 2016Some have suggested, on this blog and elsewhere, that I do not suffer fools gladly. Maybe that’s true. But don’t read too much into that.
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