Whisper it; tax is good for us all
The horse-trading over tax at Westminster shows that as a political culture we have simply failed to understand what tax is for – or to celebrate it as we should
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Blair and Brown go on trial today. I wish.
On the day when the former PM of Iceland goes on trial for his part in the banking crisis, the rest of us can only look on and wish our politicians were accountable too
Nine out of ten toddlers demand more chocolate
The Institute of Directors has informed the world yet again that its members are demanding everything they want. Or else.
Great to hear the talk but ‘left’ means something
We have suddenly seen a resurgence in political attacks on the ‘right’ in Scottish politics. Just as long as everyone remembers its a political philosophy and not a photo op.
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The aroma of pretty flowers can’t cover the stench
It’s got nothing to do with the Union Square garden proposal which seems nice. It’s everything else that should make us uneasy.
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Another day, another shameless corporate bluff
Does the CBI have a grasp of basic market economics? Its stance on the Tesco Tax suggests not. Unless of course it’s bluffing…
The champagne cops are a national embarrassment
Three cops so full of rich man’s champagne they refused to do their job. And now they want us to praise them for their courageous choices? There is no shame left in the Met.
Shush, we’re building the Scoundrel Dome
Patriots don’t celebrate democracy; patriots shut up and smile while the world’s great corporations come together for a giant trial of their prowess in pocketing a lot of public money. C’mon the Olympics…
Shush, we’re building the Scoundrel Dome
Patriots don’t celebrate democracy; patriots shut up and smile while the world’s great corporations come together for a giant trial of their prowess in pocketing a lot of public money. C’mon the Olympics…
The business agenda – intentionally lost in translation
There is a whole lexicon of business-leader-speak which is crafted to sound like objective analysis of the state of the nation rather than the self-interested lobbying it really is
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