Pollsters says May can’t take another election loss, and the locals are coming up
But will she even last that long? With the current government, a day is a long time in politics, let alone …
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If employment is at its highest rate since 1971, why are wages and the tax take in the doldrums?
I have a doubt about this employment miracle the Tories claim. We’re told employment is at its highest rate on …
More than 180,000 people have lost disability benefits. Esther McVey must be devastated it isn’t more
Ms McVey, the new Work and Pensions Secretary, was aiming for 300,000 people to lose their benefit in the transfer …
Tories turn to Corbyn as confidence in Theresa May tumbles
This should be self-explanatory: What happens when you get a group of Tory voters in a room and you ask …
Tories have frittered away half a trillion pounds. Is this good financial management?
This looks like another result of Brexit. It is balance of payments data – the difference between the amount we …
There is a better way for BAe Systems – but will the Tory warmongers understand?
BAE to cut 1000 jobs. They have no business model without selling to despots. Nationalise & use engineers for good …
Tim Yeo loses ‘cash-for-advocacy’ libel case against Sunday Times
The news seems to be full of Parliamentarians – or ex-Parliamentarians – involved in sleaze of some sort at the …
The increasing death toll due to the loss of benefits
The following article is set to appear as an update to the latest petition on Change.org by This Writer, Maggie …
RBS shares go to hedge funds – quelle surprise
This Blog was saying hedge funds would be the main beneficiaries of George Osborne’s cheap and tacky share sale – …
Government determined to lose money on RBS share sale
The total (expected) loss to the UK taxpayer from the sale of RBS will be £13 billion. Lucky for some, …