Tag Archives: austerity
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Explaining Moggmentum
1August 7, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
It shouldn’t really be a possibility. As a response to the rise of Jeremy Corbyn and his anti-elitism and screeds …
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What is ‘anti-austerity’?
Leave a commentJune 24, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
There are very few areas where proponents of a policy, or those who are against it, seem so incapable of …
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This election was about education too
Leave a commentJune 22, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Lots of focus has been put on the young vote and the old vote. The older vote might have been …
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The audacity of hope vs the cowardice of fear
4June 11, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
The 2017 General Election campaign involved the rejection of Theresa’s May view of what 21st century Toryism should be. It …
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Why public finances cannot be compared to personal finances
1May 26, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Have you ever heard someone compare the public finances to personal finances? Have you ever heard the accusation that Labour …
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Why tax credits are the sign that George Osborne has deficit desperation
Leave a commentNovember 11, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
We commonly assume that when a person is rooting around in the bins for food, they have reached a low …
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The Greek government is learning what happens when you treat the public like children
Leave a commentMay 19, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Good news, I have just received a mandate from my loyal subjects not to pay back my mortgage. In the …
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Why Ed Balls is a loss to politics
2May 15, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
In amongst the carnage last week was a result that made me sad. Ed Balls lost his seat in Morley …
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Why what happens to Greece could decide our election
Leave a commentApril 28, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
A few days ago, I ventured the opinion that foreign affairs don’t win General Elections. I was premature. There is one …
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Will the main parties ever come clean about their actual tax and spending plans?
Leave a commentApril 24, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Yesterday’s election news was dominated for a time by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (an independent think tank aiming to …
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SNP manifesto – the longest ransom note in history
Leave a commentApril 21, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
So there we have it. The manifesto season has closed with the SNP’s manifesto, launched by the all-conquering Nicola Sturgeon. …
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Grexit could be the human solution
Leave a commentFebruary 15, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
At the end of an outstanding article by Hamish McRae on whether it would really matter if Greece left the …
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Syriza coalition with Independent Greeks shows Tsipras refuses to accept he can’t control Economics
1January 30, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
There’s going to be a lot to write about Greece over the next few months. The inevitable result of a …
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Now we know how much the SNP want a Tory government in the 2015 General election
Leave a commentNovember 19, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
So, now we know how desperately the SNP want the Conservatives to hold the balance of power at the next …
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Austerity 2 – you ain’t seen nothing yet
Leave a commentJuly 6, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The UK has one of the largest budget deficits in the world. The amount that our government spending exceeds our …
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50,000 people assembled in Parliament Square to protest against austerity: why wasn’t the BBC interested?
2June 22, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Despite the complaints I have made about the dangers to pluralism in this country (click here and here), I am …
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