The problem with the Supreme Court’s Uber ruling
They are monitored by the firm. They don’t have the option of working for other companies. And they are entitled…
Biden's rift with Brussels is only set to grow
It was meant to be a special relationship. After the tumultuous Trump years, President Biden was planning to reset relations…
Von der Leyen has learnt nothing from the EU's vaccine fiasco
As non-apology apologies go, it was right up there with the best of them. Speaking to MEPs today, the president…
Ursula von der Leyen has always left a trail of disaster
The German Army had to join a NATO exercise with broomsticks because they didn’t have any rifles. It’s special forces…
Vaccine wars: the global battle for a precious resource
The vaccine wars are turning nasty
The EU’s vaccine catastrophe is a crisis of its own making
As news emerges that both Pfizer and AstraZeneca are cutting supplies of their Covid-19 vaccines to the EU by up…
The EU has botched its vaccination programme
The EU has botched its vaccination programme
Thatcher was completely right about the Euro
It was a ‘rush of blood to the head’. Its central bank would prove to be hopelessly ineffective. And cultural…
Britain has won the biggest Brexit prize of all
In the end, the fish were only of symbolic importance. Neither does it matter that much what happens to Scottish…
No-deal Brexit planning has been a lifesaver
The port of Dover has been closed down. The Eurotunnel isn’t carrying any freight for a couple of days. The…
More Brexit talks are the worst possible outcome for the economy
Currency speculators at some of the hedge funds in Mayfair may be feeling quietly pleased.Trade experts will be relieved that…
Italy is about to hijack the eurozone
There is still some debate about who came up with the adage that ‘if you owe the bank $100 that…
There's nothing wrong with profiting from a vaccine
A couple of shots to the arm and this will all be over. With today’s news from Moderna, last week’s…
Brexit Britain will be the winner in the EU’s war on Joe Biden
A new era of transatlantic cooperation will have begun. The United States will pivot towards Brussels. The trade wars will…
Pfizer's Covid vaccine is a victory for the free market
There are still safety trials to be completed. Data has to be collected, checked, double-checked, and then peer-reviewed. And we…
In praise of Big Pharma
In the last decade, the mega corporation has taken a lot of stick from just about everyone. But hold on.…
Pollsters should shut up shop after this election disaster
High Street chains are closing all the time. The restaurant chains are shutting their doors. The gyms are going out…
The eurozone is in deep trouble
In Germany, the DAX index – the benchmark for the economy – is already down 4 per cent today. In…
Why is Jamie Oliver so against freedom of choice?
It will involve hundreds of hours of haggling over thousands of different products. It will have to pass torturous debates…
The race to find a Covid vaccine has become a global power struggle
The race for a Covid vaccine is about much more than finding a cure
Oxford's vaccine delay has thrown the global race wide open
Even a politician as tenaciously optimistic as Matt Hancock was struggling to put any positive spin on it: the world…
The work from home brigade should be careful what they wish for
No more commuting. An end to irritating conversations with slightly dull colleagues. The boss can’t monitor how much time you…
The stock market isn’t the success story Trump thinks it is
COVID-19 is still raging, with little sign of coming under control. The economy is already a tenth smaller than it…
Why are we so sniffy about the Russian vaccine?
It didn’t help that it was unveiled by a swaggering Vladimir Putin. Or that it was called Sputnik V –…
Covid doesn’t care about your political theories
The President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, took some time out from presiding over the worst collapse in…
