Scrapping inheritance tax relief on Aim shares would be a disaster for Britain
Unfortunately, the less mature smaller companies typically generate less cash, or indeed they are sometimes cashflow negative because they are...
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The big banks have just strengthened their grip on Britain
Nationwide was so desperate to consummate that union that it was willing to destroy its carefully crafted mutual credentials by...
Lazy civil servants are driving Britain to the brink
By now, the playbook is familiar. Anyone who challenges the cosy status quo of the British establishment finds themselves demonised...
Beware Farage’s £40bn raid on banks – there is no such thing as a free lunch
Some critics argue that stopping the Bank paying interest would be impractical and/or extremely dangerous. Yet the Bank only started...
The EU’s war on Chinese electric cars will sink its once-mighty auto industry
We can argue about whether the Chinese cars are subsidised by the state or are simply manufactured more efficiently by...
Four reasons why interest rate cuts could stay higher for longer
The upshot is that even if the headline rate dips below the official target of 2pc in the coming months,...
Mass migration and quantitative easing are impoverishing Britain
Growth in living standards – as any South American junta could tell you – comes one of two ways: real...
Whisper it, but Labour is about to inherit a rallying economy
The long hiatus in business investment seen since the vote for Brexit may finally have run its course. Years of...
China’s window of opportunity to take Taiwan will close soon
There are a number of reasons why. Partly there is a natural rhythm to economic catch-up for countries that begin...
Britain’s fickle bond markets will be a key election battleground
Historical analysis shows that when the GfK measure of consumer confidence is above -15, the incumbent government has a decent...
