Is education the key to social mobility?
We’ve all read the statistics: in the United Kingdom, 7% of the population who were educated in independent schools make up 95% of our politicians, judges, journalists and business bosses. And let’s...
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Opinion: Calling All Bloggers – Don’t make me a tax avoidance accomplice
According to Vince Cable “No one keeps their cash in tax havens for the quality of investment advice; these are sunny places for shady people.” True to form, Vince hit the nail squarely on its head...
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Opinion: Hug a Hoodie or Mug a Hoodie? What would Borgen do?
It’s really rather a good feeling being a Danish Brit nowadays. Repeated requests for jumper-knitting instructions are admittedly a drawback, but one I can live with. More interesting are daily...
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Votes for Prisoners? Cameron says no! What would Borgen do?
David Cameron reputedly vowed that prisoners “will be allowed to vote over my dead body”. Don’t give us any ideas Dave… We know that the current blanket ban has been judged unlawful by The European...
View ArticleThe Fourth Estate needs a makeover – what would Borgen do?
Who said: “In the old days men had the rack. Now they have the Press. That is an improvement certainly. But still it is very bad, and wrong, and demoralizing. Somebody — was it Burke? — called...
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Opinion: Avoid the Tax Avoiders!
On 15th October last, Liberal Democrat Voice published my splutteringly crimson outburst about multinational corporation tax avoiders Opinion: Calling All Bloggers – Don’t make me a tax avoidance...
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Opinion: Straphanging now takes a quarter of your wages – what do the...
Happy New Year Britain! Stand by for more cuts! cuts! cuts! Except in rail fares. There it’s a case of “let the train drain you dry”. As part of the festive fireworks, rail fares exploded by 4.3% so,...
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