Rachel Reeves represents Labour’s short-termism at its worst
When Rachel Reeves became Chancellor, she made a lot of promises about improving the long-term prospects of the British economy.…
Scrapping the fuel duty hike would teach Reeves a useful lesson
It has been, to put it politely, a very long wait. But it is possible that Rachel Reeves may have…
Louise Haigh’s economic plan would hasten Britain’s decline
The government is on the brink of collapse, ministers are openly fighting for the succession, and the bond vigilantes are…
A banking windfall tax would be a terrible idea
Most people might think that the ability of Britain’s major banks to come through the turbulence of the last decade…
Reeves’s mansion tax has backfired before it’s even kicked in
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, made plenty of bold promises for her planned mansion tax when she announced it last year.…
The US is back in charge of the oil industry
The United States is getting sucked into a conflict in the Middle East, central banks are desperately trying to keep…
‘Back to Petroleum’ has paid off for BP
If the energy giant BP’s change of direction over the last year could be summed up in a single phrase,…
Rachel Reeves is crushing the economy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves took office on a pro-growth platform, promising to make Britain the leading economy in the G7. She…
Rachel Reeves may regret goading President Trump
It is a ‘folly’ with ‘no clear exit plan’. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves certainly made little secret of her views…
We’re stuck at the worst possible oil price
A ceasefire has been agreed with Iran. The Straits of Hormuz will reopen. And the oil market will get back…
Is Bitcoin a British invention?
Sir Issac Newton, Alexander Flemming and James Watt may all have to move aside to make way for another name…
The markets have stopped listening to Donald Trump
Over the last 24 hours, President Trump has come up with a bewildering series of “solutions” to the global oil…
Donald Trump can’t simply talk down the price of oil
When the war against Iran started, President Trump could have justifiably felt confident that the price of oil could be…
The Greens’ Zack-onomics doesn’t add up
Tax the billionaires, nationalise the utilities and abolish the Office for Budget Responsibility. Green party leader Zack Polanski has set…
The welcome demise of NCP
It will probably come as a surprise to anyone who has paid £10 per hour or more for one of…
Replacing Churchill with wildlife on our banknotes is a mistake
The Bank of England has announced that pictures of wildlife will replace famous faces on our banknotes. A cute kitten,…
Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement was a wasted opportunity
In some parallel universe, a British Chancellor of the Exchequer today delivered a barnstorming Spring Statement designed to fix the…
Is it time for Rachel Reeves to give Britain a tax cut?
The self-employed have paid up. And investors are paying record amounts of capital gains tax. The public finance figures for…
Bring on Rachel Reeves’s boring Spring statement
For the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to tell everyone in advance that her Spring statement will be ‘boring’ is a little…
Rejoining the EU single market won’t boost Britain’s growth
In his speech in Munich on Saturday, the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, made it very clear that he was…
Net zero is forcing BP into irrelevance
It should have moved ‘Beyond Petroleum’ by now, with wind, solar and hydroelectric power powering its profits. If you rewind…
Musk’s SpaceX is worth every penny
As the hype builds for the reported $1.5 trillion IPO of Elon Musk’s SpaceX later this year, there will be…
Don’t give up on gold just yet
Anyone who thought that gold, the world’s oldest form of money, was a safe asset that they could tuck away…
Is time up for Tesla?
Has Tesla run out of road? The electric car firm put plenty of spin on its annual results, talking bullishly…
Is any other investment as good as gold?
Last year might have proved a good time to own shares in the chip-maker Nvidia, along with the booming American…
