COMMENTARY

Sheikhspeare

March 9, 2026 0

JAMES ALEXANDER Hegel said everything important in world history happens twice. Marx added, grimly: “The first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” And here is my thrupenny bit. Everything important said by anyone in […]

COMMENTARY

How Do I Gaslight Thee? Let Me Count the Ways

March 8, 2026 0

How do I gaslight thee? Let me count the ways ROGER WATS(N SOME maintain that the expression ‘gaslighting’ is over-used these days. I don’t agree. I maintain that the process is more intense than ever; […]

COMMENTARY

On Freezing Rail Fares

March 8, 2026 0

Saturday Read: On freezing rail fares Taxpayers left to cough up even more to subsidise relatively well-off travellers LEN SHACKLETON AND INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS This week, boasting of the government’s achievements in combatting inflation, […]

GOVERNMENT

How to Lie With Statistics, by Rachel Reeves

March 8, 2026 0

A silly stat from the Chancellor points to things she doesn’t want to say NEIL O’BRIEN In her Spring Statement this week Rachel Reeves said: “Real wages have risen by more in the first 18 […]

GOVERNMENT

The NHS Is Increasingly Adopting AI Receptionists

March 7, 2026 0

The NHS is increasingly adopting AI receptionists RHODA WILSON Since 2018, the NHS has been increasingly adopting AI into healthcare.  This is part of a long-term government strategy. The prevailing excuse for needing the NHS […]

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