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James Kirkup

James Kirkup

The Telegraph

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A pension crisis is brewing

Ten years ago, George Osborne blew up the British private pension system. Because pensions are boring and complicated and move slowly, a lot of...

19.03.2024 50

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James Kirkup

Britain is too sick

Britain is running out of workers. The UK population may be growing, but the share of that population that is economically active is falling. More...

06.03.2024 5

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James Kirkup

Does Labour want an anti-CV revolution?

Alison McGovern, Labour’s shadow employment minister is one of those politicians  who are always worth watching. She combines the ability to look...

01.03.2024 3

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James Kirkup

The pension bomb facing Generation X

Happy birthday to me. Today I turn 48. I’m celebrating in an age-appropriate way: a trip to the physio for a stiff shoulder, then publishing some...

15.02.2024 10

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James Kirkup

The surprising truth about ‘Nanny State’ Britain

This week, a Conservative Prime Minister announced he was banning something – disposable vapes. The reaction to that ban – or rather, the lack of...

30.01.2024 4

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I voted Remain, but there should be more pro-Brexit lords

Liz Truss has sent Matthew Elliott to the House of Lords in her resignation honours list. There are some obvious and predictable reactions to...

30.12.2023 5

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James Kirkup

RIP / Alistair Darling was a great man

The death of Alistair Darling is a grievous loss. British politics has lost a man of decency, character, integrity and humour. He was a good man, in a...

30.11.2023 2

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James Kirkup

In defence of David Cameron’s comeback

David Cameron is back. This will make some people unhappy, because they dislike the man. Common reasons for disliking Dave include Brexit and...

13.11.2023 6

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James Kirkup

Are we diluting the meaning of ‘mental health’?

What does ‘mental health’ mean? Is the answer to that question undergoing a generational change, as younger people become more aware of – and...

06.11.2023 10

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James Kirkup

The truth about Rachel Reeves’ ‘plagiarism’

With all due respect to the diligent journalists who revealed it, I don’t think it’s a big deal that some bits of Rachel Reeves’ book about...

27.10.2023 4

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James Kirkup

How Brits turned soft on crime

It is almost exactly 30 years since a young Labour politician told his party’s annual conference in Brighton that as home secretary, he would be...

07.10.2023 7

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