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Paul McNamee
Right to Buy sold us down the river
Right to Buy sold us down the river
Few slogans have had such a real-world consequential impact on modern Britain as Right to Buy
Who needs meditation when you have a garden to potter in?
Who needs meditation when you have a garden to potter in?
Here's why it could be time to embrace the four-day week
Here's why it could be time to embrace the four-day week
What Rachel Reeves can learn from Donald Trump
What Rachel Reeves can learn from Donald Trump
Partick Thistle wants football fans to house new signings. Why stop there?
Partick Thistle wants football fans to house new signings. Why stop there?
Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex
Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs – but the truth is more complex
An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel
An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel
Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no
Big tech wants to mine human creativity for AI training. We say no
The flowers are listening – so we'd better start talking sense
The flowers are listening – so we'd better start talking sense
Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
No, net zero targets didn't cause blackout – nor are they doomed to fail
No, net zero targets didn't cause blackout – nor are they doomed to fail
Big Issue coming to Cardiff for next Big Community Roadshow
Big Issue coming to Cardiff for next Big Community Roadshow
Our water is filthy. It's time to float the idea of renationalisation
Our water is filthy. It's time to float the idea of renationalisation
This is how Donald Trump's tariff war could affect your bin collection
This is how Donald Trump's tariff war could affect your bin collection
We must allow ourselves to feel joy wherever we can. Just ask Rod Stewart
We must allow ourselves to feel joy wherever we can. Just ask Rod Stewart
Labour's benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it
Labour's benefits cuts are short-sighted, whatever way you look at it
We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans
We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans
Climate change is keeping food from our plates. It's time for big business to step up
Climate change is keeping food from our plates. It's time for big business to step up
Why would billionaires end world hunger when they can buy the fountain of youth?
Why would billionaires end world hunger when they can buy the fountain of youth?
The 'giant misshapen penis' flower sums up our simple human need for joy
The 'giant misshapen penis' flower sums up our simple human need for joy
In politics, Starmer's seriousness will always trump Donald's showmanship
In politics, Starmer's seriousness will always trump Donald's showmanship
We can't expect Ed Sheeran, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver to keep on fixing Britain
