Sunak is Chancellor, but clearly not grown up enough to accept the responsibility for being so
Monday, January 24th, 2022The trend within this government for ministers to deny responsibility for their actions is growing: https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1485353895182409735?s=20 Now Sunak is saying “It wasn’t me who wanted
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The government has to stop subsidising the dead money of the wealthy and put money to life transforming lives instead
Sunday, January 23rd, 2022A thread, posted on Twitter this morning, partly in response to all that Jack Monroe has said this week, and partly in response to suggestions
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights - where are we now?
Saturday, January 22nd, 2022In response to one of yesterday’s blog posts, I was reflecting on anti-fascist statements, which led me to the UN Declaration of Human Rights, perhaps
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If the government will abandon a climate change and levelling up programme for the sake of a short term cut in fuel bills are they really serious about either issue?
Friday, January 21st, 2022As The Guardian reports this morning: More than 30,000 jobs would be put at risk if the government were to scrap the energy bill levy
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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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Corporate Accountability Network Audit Briefing: Accounting and auditing are joined at the hip
Wednesday, January 19th, 2022As I have noted previously on this blog, the Corporate Accountability Network, which I direct, is publishing a series of Audit Briefings that discuss the need for
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Johnson v the BBC
Monday, January 17th, 2022The BBC has always been a part of my life. That, of course, will be the case for just about every person in the UK
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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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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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