Lawrence Kay

The promise of a lifetime

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It is easy to lose money down the back of the sofa, less so to lose a debt.  The Treasury has long tried to hide the value of the pension promises made to public sector workers. Now, though, the present administration or its successor must start to be honest about the true size of the liability which our

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Remainers proven wrong about Brexit security risks

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Another day, another Remoaner myth destroyed. Today’s report on International Partnerships by parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee finds that ‘Brexit has not had a negative impact on intelligence co-operation between the UK and EU member states’. How very curious – not least because of the incessant warnings spouted by Brexit pessimists of the very opposite

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