Jonty Bloom
17 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
Read the full article31 May 2024
The Tories’ legacy of waste
A new report spells out the depths to which they have sunk the UK
Read the full article29 May 2024
The Tories’ apprenticeship farce
The Tories want to cut university places to give more funds to a failing scheme
Read the full article29 May 2024
Jim Ratcliffe: a man disunited from reality
His team, Manchester United, won the FA Cup, but still face a tricky rebuild. Also difficult? His views on Brexit
Read the full article25 May 2024
Vive la difference
Jeremy Hunt says Labour wants to turn Britain into France. Would that be such a bad idea?
Read the full article24 May 2024
Does Sunak really think he is fooling anyone?
The prime minister needs to realise voters don’t like being lied to
Read the full article22 May 2024
You won’t win this election on the economy, stupid
Rishi Sunak’s gamble on going to the country looks sure to rebound
Read the full article22 May 2024
The Tories fail another exam
There’s a simple way to save our crisis-hit universities. But Rishi Sunak is the only one who can’t see it
Read the full article15 May 2024
Grant Shapps’ great Navy con
The defence secretary’s “golden age of shipbuilding” announcement merely reiterated plans made years ago
Read the full article15 May 2024
How we became Poland’s poor relation
Poland’s economy is thriving, thanks to the benefits of being in the EU. No wonder Brexiteers see it as a threat
Read the full article14 May 2024
Another reminder of how the Tories have failed the NHS
Despite the pandemic and record waiting lists, health spending has gone up less than was promised
Read the full article11 May 2024
Want to live with your parents forever? Then vote Tory
Affordable housing should be a defining election issue for Britain’s young people
Read the full article10 May 2024
Yes, Hunt IS gaslighting us all
Talk of turning a corner is premature when we’re worse off than this time last year
Read the full article08 May 2024
Europe Day is worth celebrating
Europe Day is here again – and despite the EU’s problems, it is well worth celebrating
Read the full article01 May 2024
Like a bad smell, Farage is back
Newspaper reports claim that Nigel Farage is ready to return to frontline politics and stand for Reform in the general election
Read the full article30 April 2024
Post-Brexit Britain's border disaster
Welcome to the Sevington Inland Border Facility, the Brexiteers’ gift to Britain
Read the full article28 April 2024
How smuggling saved Britain
During WWII, top-secret Operation Danegeld brought huge amounts of precision equipment from surrounded Switzerland to help Britain’s war effort
Read the full article24 April 2024
The lies on the bus go round
The Mail claims that NHS funding rises prove Brexit’s most notorious slogan was right. They’re wrong again
Read the full article21 April 2024
The institutions Truss hates must be protected
The Bank of England and OBR proved their worth as her insane reign collapsed
Read the full article17 April 2024
No one wants the Commonwealth games
So, does anyone want the Commonwealth itself?
Read the full article17 April 2024
Is it time to try a third way of water?
Thames Water is a national scandal, but in Wales a not-for-profit counterpart goes from strength to strength
Read the full article15 April 2024
Whatever happened to the bonfire of EU regulations?
A study reveals that the UK has no choice but to follow tougher trading rules from the bloc
Read the full article10 April 2024
Ready for a deli drought? Coming soon, the latest Brexit benefit (while stocks last)
Post-Brexit checks and charges on EU food imports are here – and we’ll soon notice their impact
Read the full article09 April 2024
The Tories’ evisceration of Sure Start should be a national scandal
New data shows the programme not only helped the poorest but paid for itself
Read the full article07 April 2024
Why have we let the private equity wide boys run riot with our economy?
Giving business free rein while putting ordinary people on a tight leash is part of a depressing pattern
Read the full article04 April 2024
The ‘self-harm’ Brexit import checks are here – and the damage will be huge
Higher prices and empty shelves are on the way
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