Jonty Bloom
14 August 2024
The Tories’ escape from reality
After an election rout, they’ve chosen moaning about Labour over much-needed self-examination
Read the full article09 August 2024
Another unearthed scandal of Tory waste
Businesses have dodged £4 billion in tax because of government incompetence
Read the full article07 August 2024
Exploding the last Brexit myth
No, things wouldn’t have gone better if the Tories had prioritised Commonwealth trade
Read the full article07 August 2024
Brexit: the end of the beginning?
The long road back to the EU will take years – maybe decades – to traverse. But we must make a start
Read the full article01 August 2024
The sun comes out for Rachel Reeves
Falling interest rates have nothing to do with Labour’s new chancellor - but she will definitely take them
Read the full article31 July 2024
The £112bn wasters
Rachel Reeves’s cuts come only after the previous government squandered vast sums of money
Read the full article29 July 2024
The black hole and the bombshell
Rachel Reeves delivered controversial cuts.. and then came 'proof' the Tories misled the nation
Read the full article28 July 2024
Repaying the Tories, with interest
The Bank didn’t cut rates during the election – might it do so now?
Read the full article26 July 2024
Why the pound is getting stronger
The end of the “idiot premium” has strengthened the value of sterling
Read the full article24 July 2024
Sanity is coming home
Three weeks in, Starmer has brought Britain closer to the EU, and outraged Brexiteers. What’s not to like?
Read the full article19 July 2024
The perfect symbolism of Blenheim
One day - and a couple of subtle hints - showed Europe that the grown-ups are back in charge of Britain
Read the full article18 July 2024
A Brexit bombshell buried in the King’s Speech
Mirroring updated EU product rules will cheer industry and enrage Brexiteers
Read the full article17 July 2024
The two-child benefit cap must go
A way to scrap this unfair, unpopular policy should have been at the heart of Labour’s King’s Speech
Read the full article17 July 2024
Dodging the cost of Brexit
If the Treasury published an audit of the damage done by leaving, Starmer would face a serious political problem
Read the full article10 July 2024
Rebuilding Britain, on the cheap
Here’s how Rachel Reeves can start setting the economy back on track without breaking the bank
Read the full article07 July 2024
PM Starmer must get serious about Europe
The Labour government must now repair the damage done by Britain’s greatest ever political blunder
Read the full article03 July 2024
A conspiracy of silence
A lacklustre campaign has been marked by an unwillingness to get real about Britain’s problems
Read the full article02 July 2024
The dying Tories’ Project Fear
Wild, unsubstantiated claims about Labour’s plans recall the worst of George Osborne
Read the full article29 June 2024
UCLA says the UK is not OK
A damning report from a California university says we are in decline and decay
Read the full article28 June 2024
Brexit’s FDI crisis
Foreign investors are shunning Britain, and there is only one reason why
Read the full article26 June 2024
Britain is playing economic catch-up
Why have we failed to invest anywhere near as much as our rivals – and what can we do to put things right?
Read the full article25 June 2024
The original “bastard”
John Redwood: the man who got everything wrong
Read the full article20 June 2024
The productivity gap
The rest of Britain is catching up with London – but don’t celebrate just yet
Read the full article19 June 2024
The BBC failed us in 2016
The mainstream media made some spectacular errors of judgment in the run-up to the EU referendum and were played for fools by the Leave campaign
Read the full article18 June 2024
Brexit – signs of hope
If Labour wins, the grown-ups will be back in the room
Read the full article17 June 2024
Why the Brexiteers are lying about trade
A new book explains a dry, complex subject with verve and wit
Read the full article12 June 2024
Migration? Yes, please
Farage is wrong: immigrants make a positive contribution to our economy. Why won’t anyone say so?
Read the full article11 June 2024
Tory manifesto: going for broke
A load of cobblers, written by charlatans, promoted by the deluded
Read the full article10 June 2024
Why the Lib Dems’ single market stance matters
They won’t win the election - but at least they are the adults in the room
Read the full article06 June 2024
How the Tories sabotaged Britain’s universities
The world university rankings paint a dangerous picture for Britain, with 58% of UK unis declining in rank
Read the full article05 June 2024
Gove has torn us apart
A pro-Brexit, self-promoting opportunist, he did huge damage to Britain in a career marked by betrayals and duplicity
Read the full article04 June 2024
It’s the stupid economy
The debate over the nation’s economic health has headed off into fantasy land. It needs to come back to reality
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