I liked this: Even though this is probably about revenue for the railway – which, state controlled as, effectively, it still is, we surely know that therefore that it doesn’t need revenue. So resources being available, we could indeed all be first class. Regrettably however that would probably take some time.. because less passengers per… Read more
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Conservatives really want to undermine UK security
And, in consequence, Polly Toynbee’s recent Guardian article is worth drawing attention to: The EU withdrawal agreement depends on staying in the ECHR, so leaving would mean losing all cooperation on crime, terror and people smuggling, in a world where only international collaboration keeps people safe. In Northern Ireland, the consequences would be dire: the… Read more
‘Small boats week’ (as if) is a lesson in gaslighting and dead cats
and here too: Lawyers have already pointed out that they cannot now afford to act for asylum seekers , and whilst noting that the government, regulators and law enforcement agencies already have the powers that they need to deal with immigration advisers engaged in misconduct, The Law Society states: The focus of the Home Office… Read more
We need to be very careful of further Covid ‘boosters’
I have drawn attention to Dr Assem Malhotra before – so. probably unsurprisingly, I was impressed with this ten minute video – and it puts into proper context the decision not to boost the population as a whole but only the vulnerable, with additional Covid-19 vaccinations. It is a very difficult decision and I suggest… Read more
Food supply and our government’s idiocy
A very good point from Professor Tim Lang pointing out that food supply is a weapon of war: To all who think Russia-Ukraine war is just a ‘military’ war over territory, I say: think again. Russia shows how food can be a key weapon of war – blunt and brutal. He has jointly written a… Read more
What exactly is Conservative government FOR?
Britain is now the most highly taxed nation in Europe – but led by a government that says that it wants the contrary… AND also a small ‘background’ state… I know that Prime Minister Sunak is now in California (and, in a cost of living crisis how – on a Conservative ‘Union Jack’ basis –… Read more
Economics must not direct the population
Following on from the reference to this video mentioned in a previous post we now have another suggestion: Additionally a widening, Brexit caused, trade deficit, has also caused the highest inflation in the G7. I doubt anyone could realistically quarrel. In the interim Steve Keen regrets his vote for Brexit – he thought it would… Read more
Brexit seems to work only when it’s not actually implemented.
The food trade has already pointed out that food import checks timetabled for this coming October will be inflationary as well as the logistics being made even worse as the controls more or less exactly coincide with the beginning of the Christmas stock uplift – a recipe for stock shortages and disruption while, owing to… Read more
Is monetary sovereignty endangered by Britain’s enormous food and energy imports?
This was something Steve Keen was mulling over in the podcast he makes with Phil Dobbie. In my view, (as I’ve tried to suggest before), it does. Monetary Sovereignty is of course, the basic tenet of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Without it, we can forget MMT… The food imports that comprise, depending on the time… Read more
This Brexit ‘freedom’ is another PR release
At least in the FT headline of ‘post Brexit’ alcohol duties. Goods in free circulation in France, say, were automatically supposed to be in free circulation in Britain when both were part of the EU, yet those same goods allegedly had to pay alcohol duty in order to be in free circulation in the UK…. Read more