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Why Haven’t We Abolished Poverty Forever?
This article originally appeared in Centre Write, the online journal of Bright Blue where John is an Associate Fellow. In the last 40 years, the spread of capitalism to Asian ‘tiger’ economies and then India and China has meant that…
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How Wes Streeting Could Fix The NHS
Wes Streeting wants you know that he really, definitely isn’t plotting against Keir Starmer. Honest. In fairness, with NHS productivity flatlining since the pandemic, resident (formerly known as ‘junior’) doctors striking again after getting more than 20% extra pay last year and…
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Why Britain Needs A Taxpayer Protection Act
Most UK families, business leaders and investors will spend the next month trying to ignore the ever-darkening economic clouds that are gathering in the run-up to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn Budget. Her problems have been mounting for months. First her…
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‘Smart data’ will boost UK growth, but Britain has to move faster
John gave the Keynote Speech at the London 2025 Smart Data Show, saying the UK has a world-leading position in growth-boosting Smart Data supply-side economic reforms, but that we need to move faster if we’re going to stay ahead of…
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We’ve given OBR an impossible task: let’s simplify their job
Asking any forecaster to predict Government debt 5 years ahead is an impossible task, but because it’s in the Government’s Fiscal Rules that’s exactly what the Office for Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) has to try and do. Here’s how to end…
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How To Make Britain’s Energy Cheap As Well As Green
This week the high priests of Net Zero on the Climate Change Committee told MPs that global temperatures are likely to rise by a lot more than 1.5 degrees, so we need to start adapting British buildings and infrastructure to cope…
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Online Lies, Bias, Bots & Trolls: Which Answers Protect Free Speech?
AI means the power & speed of online rumours, lies and bias are growing fast, with rising danger of damage to elections, jobs & trust across all societies. The newly-launched Council for Countering Online Disinformation (CCOD – John is a…
