Are bankers still welcome in Paris?
In the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union, French president Emmanuel Macron made a big effort to…
It’s too late for tariffs to save British steel
Cheap Chinese imports will flood the market. Even more jobs will be lost, and the country’s industrial base will be…
Andrew Bailey should be wary of helping Labour
Business confidence has plummeted back to the levels last seen in the wake of Liz Truss’s unfortunate mini-budget. Hiring has…
Donald Trump’s tariff talk is just bluster
Donald Trump is campaigning hard on protectionism, promising to bring skilled manual jobs back onshore. What will that look like?…
We don’t need Rachel Reeves’ ‘industrial strategy’
It is not hard to imagine what will be in Rachel Reeves’ ‘industrial strategy’. There will be lots of ‘green…
Smart meters aren’t so clever
Smart meters were meant to make our lives easier. They were designed to help us reduce energy consumption and cut…
Electric vehicle targets are completely pointless
Labour might relax the ban on the sale of new petrol cars that is scheduled to come into force in…
The real reason the Treasury can’t find the fiscal ‘black hole’
The Chancellor was so shocked when she received the briefings from Treasury officials that she had no choice but to…
Starmer’s social contract with the unions won’t work
There may be a few warnings about pay, and the inevitable references to the ‘black hole’ that has mysteriously appeared…
Why London must get back to work
The commute is often unreliable, expensive and crowded. It is easy enough to understand why so many of London’s 5…
Von der Leyen’s quest for gender parity is a pointless distraction
The EU’s three largest economies are stuck in a deep structural slump. The budget is a mess, with money running…
Labour must beware crying wolf about a run on the pound
As winter approaches, and fuel prices go up, Keir Starmer’s honeymoon period is well and truly over. The Labour government…
Labour is exposing its economic ignorance
It must be the worst kept secret in the country. At almost every opportunity, the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer,…
If Ford can’t crack electric cars, no one can
It had the history, the manufacturing muscle, the capital, and the brand to make it work. When Ford announced plans…
Rachel Reeves has already run out of cash
It was easy to mock it as a piece of political grandstanding. On taking office, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves almost…
Why don’t more millionaires make ‘patriotic gifts’?
The rich are happy to pay more, the broadest shoulders should bear the heaviest burden, and the climate emergency means…
Kamala Harris’s economic policy is completely idiotic
She didn’t have to slog around New Hampshire, there were no debates, and there were few opportunities for voters or…
Kamala’s economic plans are bonkers
She didn’t have to slog around New Hampshire, there were no debates, and there were few opportunities for voters or…
Why is Germany still cosying up to China?
Growth is slowing down. The property market is wobbling. And the government is tightening its grip on every form of…
The stock market tumble is no reason to panic
The markets are tumbling. Investors are bailing out. And there are already fears that the plunge in equities is a…
Why fears of US recession are justified
The bubble in artificial intelligence stocks has started to pop, two decades of easy money in Japan have finally started…
Why has Donald Trump embraced crypto?
No one ever accused Donald Trump of ideological consistency. And yet, even by the standards of a man who often…
We will miss 1p and 2p coins when they’re gone
It doesn’t buy anything anymore. It is not enough to put into a charity box, and it just takes up…
Labour will struggle with its plan to get Britain back to work
Liz Kendall wants Britain to get back to work. The Work and Pensions Secretary has unveiled a target for the country…
Ursula von der Leyen only cares about power
The Green New Deal will be watered down. There will be a drive to roll back rules and regulations. And…
