Bank of England independence has to be ended for the sake of the UK as a whole
Thursday, February 1st, 2024The Bank of England talks interest rates today, and no one thinks that they will cut them. That provides the clearest indication that they still
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An apology to email subscribers
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024I must apologise to email subscribers to the blog who did not receive emails over the last few days. You should get this post as
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One million words a year
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024I was amused by this statistic sent to me by Grammarly, which is one of the tools I use in an attempt to cut the
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Welcome to Singapore-on-Thames, the chosen destination of Starmer, Reeves and Streeting
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024I admit that this post is not based on one of my ideas. It is instead based on my wife’s reaction to hearing Rachel Reeves
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Two million people's fate hangs on the survival of UNRWA. Nothing else exists between them and disaster.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024The FT has posted a very level-headed report on the work of UNRWA, the United Nations agency dealing with refugees in Gaza. In that report,
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Labour's plan for the City is grossly irresponsible and could lead to a repeat of 2008
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024As the Guardian and others have reported: Labour has pledged to “unashamedly champion” the UK’s financial services sector, as it promised to cut down 10,000
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The days of the Union are over
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024Unlike many, I am not inclined to celebrate the return of power-sharing in Northern Ireland as yet. I heard Sam Coates on Sky last night
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Freeports exist to provide opacity for the raking off of public funds for private gain
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024The Guardian notes this morning that: Taxpayers are not being guaranteed value for money or transparency at a regeneration project overseen by the Conservative Tees
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The UNRWA has been a force for peace and the good of people: it deserves our support now
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024Trolls have been arriving here in some numbers, asking for my opinion on the United Nations RWA, which runs the UN’s programmes to support Palestinian
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