Why the EU keeps losing against big tech
They shift revenues around. They create endless shadowy shell companies. And they undermine the social model by dodging taxes. To…
Merkel is right to reject Biden's vaccine patent plan
She handed the vaccine procurement process over to the European Union. She didn’t invest much in new production. And she…
Ireland’s low-tax miracle is over
Okay, in fairness it might be the weather. Or the craic in the bars. Or the rugged coastline, golf courses,…
Money to burn: shoppers, not the state, will lead our recovery
Consumers, not ministers, will lead the recovery
The UK’s vaccine roll-out has ended the Brexit debate
The country would remain implacably divided for a generation, with Remain and Leave replacing class and geography as the new…
The economic cost of the EU’s vaccine catastrophe
It didn’t order enough vaccines, spent too little money, dithered over authorisation and then lashed out at the companies making…
The next stage of the EU’s coronavirus meltdown
Debts would be shared. The strong would offer a helping hand to the weak. Money would be raised at incredibly…
Europe’s panic: the meltdown over vaccines
Europe’s vaccine meltdown
The EU's ugly vaccine nationalism
We have to rid the world of vaccine nationalism. No one is protected until we are all protected. And we…
Can the EU be trusted to introduce vaccine passports?
The contracts were badly drafted. The orders were late. Too few resources were made available for the scale of the…
Up Crash: why are markets soaring as the economy tanks?
The economy is tanking but stock markets are soaring. Why?
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…
