I enjoyed this in a wry sort of way. I suppose if you’re a Trump supporter your lack of comprehension is quite likely to be multifaceted: When you’ve been lied to and taken it on board it seems to begin to change reality. And in order to believe it, people must disbelieve their senses, distrust… Read more
Brexit Project Fear is the Reality of an own goal – if not two or three
We have met this regretful, leave voting fish merchant before – he now thinks he’s ‘stuffed’, poor chap. Basically by carrying fish from several exporters in one load – his transport agent has warned him that if a mistake with his paperwork leads to the truck being turned back at the border he will be… Read more
‘Money we owe to ourselves’
It appears that a Financial Times survey found investors believe the central bank’s quantitative easing programme is a thinly veiled attempt to finance the government’s deficit to keep its borrowing costs down. They seem to feel they’ve been ‘had’. The City would much rather government borrowing costs went up of course, but charts like this… Read more
Managing an even worse job…
This made me smile – and is, I fear, no more than the truth: (Click image to enlarge – a bit.)… Read more
Whither free broadband?
According to John McDonnell MP When I published Labour’s policy on free broadband in November 2019 I said “It’s about large numbers of children being able to do their homework properly, and have the speed of connectivity.” The BBC described it as Broadband Communism. Interesting how relevant it’s now become. Isn’t it just? Mind you… Read more
Towards understanding our right wing populist government
I have stumbled across a review of Anne Applebaum’s book Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends on populism. I understand that she suggests that a society based on merit may sound fine if you want to live in a country run by talented people. But what if you are… Read more
Has the pandemic taught us what the economy is for?
Next week I have to give a short talk on this subject. Well, short is the word because in fact they preferred that I put together this short paper rather than that I yammered on…. so this is what I’ve suggested that people read before we launch into a Zoom discussion… During the current pandemic… Read more
Is this an omen?
A 10-metre-deep sinkhole has opened up on the former runway at Manston’s makeshift lorry park… Our government’s motto could so easily be ‘Sinkholes are us’……. Read more
Happy New Year…
Well I doubt it’s going to turn out a particularly happy new year but I did think that this twitter thread was persuasive (and accords too with my views). Although this new year is obviously not the moment that the UK is leaving the EU – we actually jumped 11 months ago. What tonight is,… Read more
I’ll bet this will be the best speech of the day
Not for the first time, I would encourage you to listen to Caroline Lucas’s hard-hitting – and moving – speech today:… Read more
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