France on the Brink (Again)
President Macron is facing stiff opposition to his pension reforms. But the French ship of state has sailed through choppy…
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Economics & Markets
What Price For Cost-of-Living Standards?
The Bank Governor, who appears to blame everyone else for inflation, has been stating that the cost-of-living squeeze will ease…
1 year ago
Is the UK Really “The Sick Man Of Europe”?
Labour says we are back to the 1970s, and that the UK is once again “the sick man of Europe”.…
1 year ago
Budget 2023 – Doing Little, With A Smile
On Wednesday, Jeremy Hunt needed to mollify his Tory detractors while reassuring the markets and demonstrating that he has plotted…
1 year ago
Hot Air and Heat Pumps
The government is backing heat pumps to replace the gas boilers in British homes. But heat pumps are still an…
1 year ago
Spending Priorities: The Army Or The NHS?
The NHS needs more money – and so does the British Army. We cannot have any clout on the world…
1 year ago
The Oil Majors in a Time of Transition: Stratagems and Spoils
The energy transition was always going to be tricky for the oil majors. But, one year into the Ukraine war,…
1 year ago
Generous State Pensions or Growth?
The UK and France are two developed countries whose governments know deep down that they can’t afford continuously rising state…
1 year ago
Mellon On The Markets
Inside the mind of the Master Investor: Influential British investor Jim Mellon reveals his latest thoughts on the markets.
1 year ago
State of ‘Bregret’?
Three years in, most Britons now think Brexit was a mistake. But are they mistaken, asks Victor Hill?
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