I guess I'm officially an old fart - but why does anybody care about pish like this?
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The idea that British Rail was inferior to privatised rail operators is a rightwing myth. Punctuality was roughly the same, trains were more frequent, overcrowding was rare, and you could actually afford the fares.

The Rwanda bill is now officially an Act. Disgusting.

Many will see the collapse of the SNP-Green coalition as a good thing. It's not.

The Scottish Parliament was specifically designed to make majorities very difficult to achieve.

Angus Deaton recently write an IMF blog criticizing mainstream theory. Here is my reply: 'Angry Angus'

“Mainstream macroeconomists have already lost tremendous credibility and respect, and their stubborn resistance to change does more harm than good.”

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Presumably not 'getting sucked into' the conflict means selling arms to both sides.

And yes, Britain has been caught - repeatedly - selling arms to Iran.
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I'm sure that a forensic tent and press conference are being arranged outside his house. That's how we deal with these things now, isn't it?
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As if any more proof were needed that she's pure MENTAL.
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I will be on BBC Newsnight tonight to talk about how companies should be governed to maximise stakeholder value (the real thing not the green washing) and not shareholder value, and why Thames Water is a perfect example of bad governance: bad for people, environment and planet.

You might not hear it in news much, but Scotland’s water is nationalised; railways too (all fares off peak to June). Public before shareholders. And no Junior Doctor strike after deal. Hear lot of ‘Scot Gov bad’ stories trumped out. Less of these things public actually want.

Few clearer examples of how British politics is broken

A combination of Tory landlord backbenchers and vested interests lobbying prevents a measure that there is clear public support for

So much of lobbying isn't about getting something, it's about stopping something