Wednesday, 10 June 2015

The real reason house prices are rising

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The last two Januarys, I've published various versions of my book Broke , about the difficulties faced by the middle classes and why it ...
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Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Whatever happened to the idea of free trade?

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What a strange contradictory idea free trade has become.  What began as an extension of the campaign against slavery, a critique of monopoly...
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Monday, 8 June 2015

The person I think should lead the Lib Dems is...

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Political people often forget how traumatic elections can be.  I don't mean that they are exhausting or disappointing, though they are o...
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Thursday, 4 June 2015

Southern Rail and the empty corporation

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As I may have mentioned before, I moved recently to Sussex after spending most of my adult life in London. This has been a good decision and...
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Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Halnaker Mill and the state of England

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Last week, over half term, I made my annual pilgrimage to Halnaker Mill in honour of Hilaire Belloc who, for all his peculiarities - admirat...
Tuesday, 2 June 2015

So sad about Charles

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I can't say I knew Charles Kennedy at all well, but he was a shrewd political operator, a gentle and humane man and I feel terribly sad ...
Monday, 1 June 2015

Step-by-step towards post-election political co-operation

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Ebenezer Howard, the garden city pioneer, used to say that – if something was worth doing – you would be “as old as Methusalah” if you ...