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Is trickle-down economics an invention of the Left?
Not so much an economic policy, more a focus of hate.
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Simon Carne
Interviewed by the Financial Times
I am delighted to report that the Financial Times interviewed me following my piece last week highlighting the shocking way that (some) investment…
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Simon Carne
August 2023
Financial Ombudsman Service
Is this decision fair and reasonable?
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Simon Carne
3
June 2023
April 2023
Bully for Ofsted. But Tolley law does for Dom!
Two recent stories in the news have coincided in an unexpected way
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Simon Carne
March 2023
Elon and the dangers of artificial ignorance
Are machines a threat to humanity … or is Musk the problem?
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Simon Carne
22
Was this really “Match of the Day”?
We’re so used to freedom of speech being a fundamental right that we forget it’s also vital that some jobs are reserved to people who freely surrender…
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Simon Carne
2
January 2023
The political question
Politicians struggle to gain a reputation for straight-talking. But whose fault is that?
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Simon Carne
2
Can there ever be a National Health Solution?
In its current form, the NHS is in danger of becoming an insoluble problem
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Simon Carne
5
October 2022
Swapping a risk for a crisis
Once again the financial markets need protecting from their own genius
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Simon Carne
3
September 2022
A right royal time of transition
Some would say the accession of the new King has gone without a hitch
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Simon Carne
2
It’s that man again – both of them
Pannick in Downing Street as Boris faces contempt charge
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Simon Carne
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