Lessons from the Thatcher/Reagan years – an Alternative inflation report

The new government have inherited the highest inflation rate in the G7. And as they consider any sort of increase in VAT to pay off national debt they need to think about how they keep their finger on the national pulse as the country faces these challenges to their living standards. More like Ronald Reagan than Margaret Thatcher. . . . → Read More: Lessons from the Thatcher/Reagan years – an Alternative inflation report

Who's afraid of democracy? – from Avaaz

If like me you’re sick of hung parliament scaremongering, you may like the following from Avaaz…

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With the election contest hotting up, there is now a real chance that no one party will get an overall majority in Parliament. Polling suggests that given the choices, most of the public would prefer this outcome.

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