WTO, here we come…or maybe not…
As the Withdrawal Agreement approaches its moment of truth, the UK is already plotting a course for new trading arrangements…
6 years ago
Victor Hill
Brexit: la bombe surprise
When is a deal a betrayal and why is UK business frantically preparing for no-deal? Victor Hill thinks investors should…
6 years ago
The US mid-term elections: Trump bumped but still pumped
On Tuesday President Trump’s Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives but retained the Senate with an increased majority.…
6 years ago
Undertaker Hammond presides at Austerity’s unlamented funeral
RIP Austerity. She was an ugly girl and no one really liked her – though her funeral on Monday was…
6 years ago
The bizarre murder of Jamal Khashoggi – what it tells us about the post-truth world
On 02 October a Saudi journalist was murdered in bizarre circumstances in Istanbul – John le Carré meets Stephen King.…
6 years ago
Global Equity Markets: Imminent correction or transient jitters?
Last week New York wobbled and the London market retreated to 7,000. European equities look fragile and emerging markets look…
6 years ago
Renewables come of age
A report by the IPCC out this week tells us we are pretty much doomed unless we change our lifestyles…
6 years ago
Brexit: When the no-fault divorce turned sour
David Cameron called the Brexit referendum to lance the European boil. Instead, it has riven the Tory Party in two,…
6 years ago
The red archbishop’s silver spoon
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is a Corbynista. He can afford to be – he and our national Church are…
6 years ago
The Italians and Greeks remind me why we were right to vote Brexit
The new Italian government, led unofficially by right-wing “populist” Matteo Salvini, is articulating themes that resonate in Greece - and…
6 years ago