What does it take to get fired from the Bank of England?
That was probably not a huge surprise, given that consumers have been hammered by stealth tax rises through the freezing of thresholds,...
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The West is sleepwalking into an economic catastrophe in the Red Sea
Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced the commencement of Operation Prosperity Guardian. The plan seems to be that a combined...
The world economy is far more resilient than pessimists made out
Yet the overwhelming reason for this was the fallback in global energy and commodity prices. By contrast, many of the...
‘We are teachers with no pensions – but £900,000 in Bitcoin’
There’s no denying cryptocurrencies have done extremely well in 2023 with Bitcoin up around 150pc. So I’m sorry to be...
‘My daughter expects me to fund her wedding, after I loaned her £300,000. Should I?’
Dear reader,Parents often want to pass on wealth during their lifetime, as it can be far more rewarding to see...
There should be no shame in Britain’s ‘Paddington’ economy
So, instead we get a succession of speeches about how the UK is going to lead the charge into space...
I worked for the Bank of England – economic forecasts cannot be trusted
And there’s another, very troubling observation that modellers will be familiar with. If you keep adding possible variables into the...
Big money is finally abandoning a chaotic and inept Tory party
Meanwhile, Labour is attracting rising donations led by a £3m gift from Lord David Sainsbury, the former chairman of the...
Putin’s new war economy is an existential threat to Europe
Some can see the need: all across Europe and the UK, arms companies are salivating at the idea that their...
The German economic model has been destroyed by its own hubris
With that cut off, costs have soared, hollowing out the industrial base. Even worse, Germany complacently closed down its nuclear...
