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Phil McDuff

Phil McDuff is a freelance writer with a particular interest in class and the environment. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Vice UK and The Guardian.

$<p>At the other end of the scale, a vast proportion of the wealth that the UK’s economy generates every year ends up in the hands of a tiny fraction of ultra-wealthy households</p>$

The purpose of Rishi Sunak’s new anti-strike laws is obvious

<p>Hartley-Brewer’s embarrassment was caused by her lack of impulse control, the childish, petulant lashing out that lies at the core of ‘anti-wokism’ </p>

In 2023, we need to end the curse of the ‘anti-woke’ bigots

<p>There are layers of culpability here</p>

The NHS has been sabotaged – why are we so reluctant to point it out?

<p>The robots might be able to take over in the farms and mines, but ironically the farm and mine owners would no longer have any customers to sell to</p>

Why replacing humans with robots will never work