The Bank of England is about to put the final nail in the Tory coffin
In response, City analysts are forecasting that interest rates will start coming down at least by March, and have already...
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Europe is on its knees – it has Jacques Delors to thank for that
Well, perhaps. And yet, an obituary is also a moment for an honest reflection on someone’s work and achievements. And...
Biden is too busy snubbing Britain to lead the West against China
The chances of it happening this decade have narrowed significantly: it is far easier to pull something off the table than...
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,...
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...
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...
Andrew Bailey being ‘realistic’ is one thing, trashing Britain is another
To paraphrase PG Wodehouse on Scotsmen with a grievance, it is not hard to distinguish between a Governor of the...
If London chugs to a halt, it will take the rest of the country with it
Likewise, there might be cities that would welcome a planned $2bn (£1.6bn) investment to create a version of the Sphere,...
Brexit Britain has made a lucky escape from crisis-ridden EU
Germany’s currency was too weak for most of the last two decades, but now, with no more cheap Russian gas,...
The EU is running out of other people’s money
There was the €750 billion-plus Coronavirus Recovery Fund, designed to help member states bounce back from the pandemic. There is...
