Why can’t Labour get things right?
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Why can’t Labour get things right?
There was a great deal of discussion here yesterday about the government
 Labour's tax plans for recovering the Winter Fuel Allowance from 3.9 million pensioners are utterly incompetent when much better alternatives are available.
It’s complicated, and that’s the problem no one wants to face
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It’s complicated, and that’s the problem no one wants to face
A number of stories suggest a common thread this morning. Elon Musk has walked away from Trump and the US government, having very obviously fail...
 Government decision-making is hard. And no one wants to admit it, hence the mess we are in.
Trump wants to use tax as a weapon in international trade wars. That could backfire horribly for him.
Labour’s going to make another fine mess of things today
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Labour’s going to make another fine mess of things today
As The Guardian notes this morning: The core of the story is that today
The money Rachel Reeves needs is readily available. All that is lacking is the understanding on how to use it
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The money Rachel Reeves needs is readily available. All that is lacking is the understanding on how to use it
Andrew Rawnsley wrote this in The Observer this morning: Nigel Farage can promise the moon on a stick. Sir Ed Davey can oppose every tax rise whil...
Labour really does need to take an apprenticeship in politics
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Labour really does need to take an apprenticeship in politics
As FE (or Further Education) Week has reported: Public funding for level 7 apprenticeships will be removed for people aged 22 and older from Janua...
 Labour has, in effect, cancelled most level 7 apprenticeships in England, saying we can't afford them as it has to spend on training to beat migration. That is complete nonsense. The money is available. Why are they so stupid?
Why is Labour talking total economic nonsense to justify its desperate desire to keep children in poverty?
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Why is Labour talking total economic nonsense to justify its desperate desire to keep children in poverty?
Bridget Phillipson MP, who is the Education Secretary, is telling the morning media rounds that if the government were to restore the winter fuel a...
 Labour is claiming that taking children and pensioners out of deep poverty will create economic collapse in the UK. That is total and utter drivel of the highest order.
The UK has GPs desperate to work, and Labour won’t employ them
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The UK has GPs desperate to work, and Labour won’t employ them
If you listened to Wes Streeting and the government, the problem with supplying more appointments in the NHS is all down to a shortage of GPs, and ...
The world has a glut of savings, and you might not think it, but that's not good news A savings glut creates global economic instability, and that's precisely the problem the world's got right now. The question is, what are we going to do about it?
How are we going to treat those fleeing fascism in the USA?
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How are we going to treat those fleeing fascism in the USA?
As the FT has reported: Net migration to the UK almost halved in 2024 as tougher visa rules took effect, in figures that could reduce pressure on ...
 The number of people from the USA applying for UK citizenship is growing rapidly. So, how are we going to treat those fleeing Trump's fascism? In the way we did the Jews in the 30s, which was abysmally? Or are we going to welcome them, as we should?