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The internal logic of the NHS makes it ruthlessly cold-hearted
Gordon Brown, echoing Aneurin Bevan, says that the greatest gift that the NHS brings to people is ‘serenity’. He is…
On landing, the pilot made an announcement so psychologically astute that I wanted to offer him a job
After landing at Gatwick, the plane taxied for five minutes or so and then came to a halt in the…
How ancient Athens made the rich love taxes
Now that Philip Hammond is promising yet more tax hikes, he might consider how Athens managed it. During the whole…
Philip Hammond’s budget disaster
Some Budgets are historic, most are boring and a small number can be remembered as a disaster. After just a few months, Philip…
Monte dei Paschi is everything that’s gone wrong with banking
The headline business story of the holiday season was the latest bailout of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. This…
How bad is Mark Carney’s relationship with Theresa May?
How bad is Mark Carney’s relationship with Theresa May?
In defence of David Cameron’s achievements
It is too early to tell what sort of Prime Minister Theresa May will turn out to be, but we…
The unforeseen dangers of Uber and Airbnb
In Silicon Valley, renting out is the new selling —and renting out stuff that belongs to other people can be…
The Green party manifesto is even crazier than you’ve heard
I’m disappointed that Ed Balls’s suggestion that the Office of Budget Responsibility should audit the parties’ manifestos was never taken…
Andrew Marr’s diary: Why this is such a tooth-grindingly awful election
So far, what an infuriating election campaign. We have the most extraordinary array of digital, paper and broadcasting media at…
Here’s what a real reform of business rates would look like
Of all the measures talked up ahead of the Budget, the reannouncement of a ‘radical’ review of the business rates…
Why are Scandinavians so happy when they should be so sad?
As I sit here in my Sarah Lund Fair Isle sweater, polishing my boxed sets of Borgen and nibbling on…
A windfall tax on monster basements could solve London’s housing problem
The mega-rich are best housed behind high fences, on wooded estates patrolled by dogs; that way, they don’t have to…
Welcome to Ryanair Britain
Local councils, banks, railway companies and the taxman have all learned the art of ‘pirate pricing’
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