Wasteful Britain needs to buy a new arsenal for war with Russia
A large amount of our defence industry nowadays belongs to just one company, BAE Systems plc. People still tend to...
archiveUK economy
Debt annihilation is approaching – and neither party is minded to stop it
We’ll match or even better the Tories on fiscal discipline, Labour’s high command repeatedly pledges, which is easy enough to...
Big State Toryism leaves no room for tax cuts
Governments like to act as if high spending is something they’ve inherited, something that’s happened to them, rather than a...
We might raise interest rates next, says top Bank of England official
Mr Bailey on Thursday refused to be drawn on the timing of the first rate cut but did little to...
Interest rates ‘to fall to just 4.5pc’ this year after US jobs shock
The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales will rise by 6pc from April 1, the industry...
The Bank’s blunders will send Britain into deflation
In my view, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, and the Fed have failed to keep up with...
Wages still too high to hit inflation target, warns Bailey
Thanks for joining me. Shell has revealed annual profits tumbled in 2023 after lower oil and gas prices knocked its...
What the Bank of England’s interest rate decision means for your money
Surging interest rates have caused mayhem in the property market over the past year, and many mortgage borrowers will hope...
No, Brexit was not a terrible mistake
Compared to some of the really big issues confronting the economy, Brexit is a sideshow. So why bother to leave...
There is only one cure for Britain’s sickly stock market
If you’ve got an exciting IPO to market, don’t bother calling on Britain’s largest depository of savings. If it’s not...
