Tuesday, 20 December 2022

The political, moral and intellectual bankruptcy of the current Conservative party

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  The UK is currently suffering a level of strike action not seen for decades. There is a simple reason for most of that - it is government ...
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Tuesday, 13 December 2022

The implications of a tipping point in public support for Brexit

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  Labour’s current policy on Brexit is designed to help them win power. There is nothing the government and their press would like more than...
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Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Why Voting under FPTP should always be tactical

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  Ever since I can remember, I have advocated tactical voting. This post tries to make that argument in the context of different motivations...
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Tuesday, 29 November 2022

How Scottish Independence has become entwined with Brexit

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  Introduction Brexit is the main reason the SNP give for wanting another referendum so soon after the last. While an independent Scotland a...
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Tuesday, 22 November 2022

The economics and politics of the three sides of aggregate fiscal policy

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  This post is prompted by the discussion around the Autumn Statement, but also in particular a post by Ian Mulheirn. Here is the key diagr...
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Thursday, 17 November 2022

A Conservative government raises taxes by a lot, again

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  This was not quite the Autumn Statement many people were expecting. Public spending on health and schools was increased a bit in the short...
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