Andy Lloyd
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Funny how comforting it is that, in the long run, we’re all dead. In the meantime, walking the Malvern hills with Pablo.
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"We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong"
We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong. Tax is how we build a fair society. It’s how we express our shared responsibility. The real immorality lies in avoiding tax. In this video, I explain why tax is not a burden but the foundation of democracy itself. youtu.be/4UXpnRL3WVE?...
The moral case for tax: why fairness depends on it
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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October 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
"We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong"
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I’ll just leave my Austerity narrative flowchart here in case anyone needs to persuade a Lefty pundit/politician not to try to compete with the Right on debt hawkishness. Remember, all routes down that path lead to austerity.
November 15, 2024 at 3:31 AM
I’ll just leave my Austerity narrative flowchart here in case anyone needs to persuade a Lefty pundit/politician not to try to compete with the Right on debt hawkishness. Remember, all routes down that path lead to austerity.
1. UK borrowing reaches five-year high for September at £20.2bn www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The purpose of making the government behave like a household is political and ideological, not technical and neutral. #MMT @theguardian.com
The purpose of making the government behave like a household is political and ideological, not technical and neutral. #MMT @theguardian.com
UK borrowing reaches five-year high for September at £20.2bn
Rising debt interest and welfare costs push public finances deeper into red before Rachel Reeves’s budget
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
1. UK borrowing reaches five-year high for September at £20.2bn www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The purpose of making the government behave like a household is political and ideological, not technical and neutral. #MMT @theguardian.com
The purpose of making the government behave like a household is political and ideological, not technical and neutral. #MMT @theguardian.com
1.Polly Toynbee says there’s “no cash” to renationalise water or rail. But you don’t need piles of cash — the state issues securities. Nationalisation is a balance-sheet swap, not a cash-dump.
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I’ve seen despair at the Labour conference, but Starmer’s battle for Britain’s soul is one he can still win | Polly Toynbee
The government’s fall in popularity has affected party morale, but there are signs that taking the fight to Farage can provide a much-needed spark, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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September 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
1.Polly Toynbee says there’s “no cash” to renationalise water or rail. But you don’t need piles of cash — the state issues securities. Nationalisation is a balance-sheet swap, not a cash-dump.
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@theguardian.com
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Labour MP says Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ warning over immigration mimics scaremongering of far right – UK politics live
@theguardian.com suggests similarities to Enoch Powell’s language is a coincidence but the effect is much the same.
@theguardian.com suggests similarities to Enoch Powell’s language is a coincidence but the effect is much the same.
May 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Labour MP says Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ warning over immigration mimics scaremongering of far right – UK politics live
@theguardian.com suggests similarities to Enoch Powell’s language is a coincidence but the effect is much the same.
@theguardian.com suggests similarities to Enoch Powell’s language is a coincidence but the effect is much the same.
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️⚧️
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision:https://goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision:https://goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
April 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️⚧️
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision:https://goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision:https://goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8
The Chancellor could stop paying interest on bank reserves—a tweak that could save £30 billion over two years, says the IFS:
theguardian.com/p/z4j3p
The ECB already uses tiered rates. We’re handing billions to banks while pretending we can’t afford warm homes or decent care. #Economics
theguardian.com/p/z4j3p
The ECB already uses tiered rates. We’re handing billions to banks while pretending we can’t afford warm homes or decent care. #Economics
theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Chancellor could stop paying interest on bank reserves—a tweak that could save £30 billion over two years, says the IFS:
theguardian.com/p/z4j3p
The ECB already uses tiered rates. We’re handing billions to banks while pretending we can’t afford warm homes or decent care. #Economics
theguardian.com/p/z4j3p
The ECB already uses tiered rates. We’re handing billions to banks while pretending we can’t afford warm homes or decent care. #Economics
1/ 🧵Yields are a policy choice, not an inevitability. The BoE could implement yield curve control to cap yields and ensure stable ‘borrowing’ costs. #YieldCurveControl #CentralBanking #UKBonds
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK borrowing jumps unexpectedly, adding to pressure on Rachel Reeves
Increase to £17.8bn is well above City forecasts and is highest December figure for four years
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
1/ 🧵Yields are a policy choice, not an inevitability. The BoE could implement yield curve control to cap yields and ensure stable ‘borrowing’ costs. #YieldCurveControl #CentralBanking #UKBonds
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
1. This sent me back to L. Randall Wray’s excellent book ‘Why Minsky Matters.’ #Minsky #Deregulation www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Rules imposed after financial crisis have ‘gone too far’, Reeves tells City bankers
Chancellor uses Mansion House speech to suggest it is time to loosen some constraints brought in after 2007-08 crash
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
1. This sent me back to L. Randall Wray’s excellent book ‘Why Minsky Matters.’ #Minsky #Deregulation www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Today's 36% #OFWAT average water bill hike is yet another symptom of water privatisation's failure.
The water regulator OFWAT is allowing companies it has utterly failed to regulate to continue exploiting their customers, who have no choice but to use water.
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The water regulator OFWAT is allowing companies it has utterly failed to regulate to continue exploiting their customers, who have no choice but to use water.
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December 19, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Today's 36% #OFWAT average water bill hike is yet another symptom of water privatisation's failure.
The water regulator OFWAT is allowing companies it has utterly failed to regulate to continue exploiting their customers, who have no choice but to use water.
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The water regulator OFWAT is allowing companies it has utterly failed to regulate to continue exploiting their customers, who have no choice but to use water.
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Ofwat approved a 29% Anglian Water bill hike—more than the 25% they asked for.
This comes despite 65 serious pollution incidents in 5 years - the 2nd worst record after Thames Water - and a £38.1m refund ordered for poor performance.
Back my Water Bill: actionnetwork.org/forms/add-yo...
This comes despite 65 serious pollution incidents in 5 years - the 2nd worst record after Thames Water - and a £38.1m refund ordered for poor performance.
Back my Water Bill: actionnetwork.org/forms/add-yo...
December 19, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Ofwat approved a 29% Anglian Water bill hike—more than the 25% they asked for.
This comes despite 65 serious pollution incidents in 5 years - the 2nd worst record after Thames Water - and a £38.1m refund ordered for poor performance.
Back my Water Bill: actionnetwork.org/forms/add-yo...
This comes despite 65 serious pollution incidents in 5 years - the 2nd worst record after Thames Water - and a £38.1m refund ordered for poor performance.
Back my Water Bill: actionnetwork.org/forms/add-yo...