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Universalism

In his latest blog, Phil BC shares that the Labour Government, articulated by Rachel Reeves, want to end the pensioners winter fuel benefit…

Sep 10

Universalism

Sep 10

Dave Levy

The missing courage of the ICO

I note from Jim Killock’s pinned repost of a post by David Erdos on X, that the media and the ICO have issued a report, dated March 2024…

Sep 4

Man walking passed a mural of the word courage

Sep 4

Dave Levy

Starmer, Berlin, rejoineu and delay

Even the press and some commentators noticed that Kier Starmer visited Berlin and repeated his Brexit red-lines and yet claimed to want to…

Sep 1

Starmer, Berlin, rejoineu and delay

Sep 1

Dave Levy

Austerity is a choice

You don’t have to be a modern monetarist to believe that the UK has a debt crisis. There are a number of well evidenced and widely believed…

Sep 1

Austerity is a choice

Sep 1

Dave Levy

Power, Influence and Policy in the Labour Party

I have been published on Labour Hub. In the article, I reflect on the powerlessness of Labour’s ordinary members, and look at the long term…

Aug 14

Power, Influence and Policy in the Labour Party

Aug 14

Dave Levy

It’s not about law and order

I feel I need to write something on the far-right riots. Firstly let me express my solidarity with the families of the dead girls in…

Aug 6

It’s not about law and order

Aug 6

Dave Levy

The next general election

This article looks at two references about to how to win an election in the UK, drawing on evidence from the recent general election. The…

Jul 31

The next general election

Jul 31

Dave Levy

Labour and the Cuts (again)

Two comments on the Reeves announcement to cut albeit fake investment projects and the pensioner’s winter fuel allowance.

Jul 30

Labour and the Cuts (again)

Jul 30

Dave Levy

The fate of prime ministers and governments

I have been making a chart tracking the fate of governments and prime ministers. I last published [or on Medium] on the defenestration of…

Jul 13

The fate of prime ministers and governments

Jul 13

Dave Levy

What next for Labour

Well let’s see. We have a New Labour government although I don’t feel quite the same way as I did on the 2nd May 97, when I surprised…

Jul 11

What next for Labour

Jul 11

Dave Levy

Dave Levy

Brit, Londoner, economist, Labour, privacy, cybersecurity, traveller, father - mainly writing about UK politics & IT, https://linktr.ee/davelevy

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