Why the British state is a magic money tree
Government spending power is limited not by tax revenues or borrowing, but by the productive capacity of the UK economy…
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Subscriber of the Week: Mark Lynch
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Would a windfall tax really be spent on reducing energy bills?
Fossil fuel firms are making a fortune. There is no reason not to make them pay to help struggling voters.
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Impossible Foods’ chicken nuggets reviewed: a good imitation of a bad fast food
“Impossible” products are tasty and meatless – but UK food culture deserves better than more processed fare.
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Subscriber of the Week: Phillip Walsh
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This England: Quack thinking
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Wrong-headed food policies will lose the Tories their rural voters
Without a considered food and farming plan, the British government harms everyone and helps no one.
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It’s time to consider revoking the Bank of England’s “independence”
The bank’s fixation on inflation targets, regardless of the cost to society, is among New Labour’s worst legacies.
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