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As the rich get richer and Trump takes power, Davos Man should be very afraid

19 January 2017 3:00 pm

I’ve objected before to the fact that supporters of Oxfam shops are unknowingly funding not only an aid charity but…

Inflation creeps back like the forgotten whiff of cigarette smoke

14 January 2017 9:00 am

From supermarkets to superyacht builders, sales figures are remarkably buoyant: consumer debt may be rising too, but no one can…

Inflation creeps back like the forgotten whiff of cigarette smoke

12 January 2017 3:00 pm

From supermarkets to superyacht builders, sales figures are remarkably buoyant: consumer debt may be rising too, but no one can…

Will disgruntlement prevail again in 2017? Who knows, but at least 2016 was quite fun

29 December 2016 3:00 pm

Most of my predictions for 2016 were wrong; so let’s not revisit them. But I was right, in January, to…

Will disgruntlement prevail again in 2017? Who knows, but at least 2016 was quite fun

29 December 2016 3:00 pm

Most of my predictions for 2016 were wrong; so let’s not revisit them. But I was right, in January, to…

Whatever happened to Sir George? A festive finale for an eventful year

10 December 2016 9:00 am

Many (well, several) of you asked me what happened to George, the supermarket chairman who was the anti-hero of my…

Whatever happened to Sir George? A festive finale for an eventful year

8 December 2016 3:00 pm

Many (well, several) of you asked me what happened to George, the supermarket chairman who was the anti-hero of my…

Workers on boards: red herring from the 1970s or useful negotiating card?

3 December 2016 9:00 am

‘We’re going to have not just consumers represented on company boards, but workers as well,’ Theresa May declared in July.…

Workers on boards: red herring from the 1970s or useful negotiating card?

1 December 2016 3:00 pm

‘We’re going to have not just consumers represented on company boards, but workers as well,’ Theresa May declared in July.…

Soothing mood music from Hammond and May disguises challenges ahead

26 November 2016 9:00 am

Theresa May likes to give a kitten-heeled kicking to conference audiences, even when they are police officers or her own…

Soothing mood music from Hammond and May disguises challenges ahead

24 November 2016 3:00 pm

Theresa May likes to give a kitten-heeled kicking to conference audiences, even when they are police officers or her own…

In Trump’s Texas, the oil men awaken to hope of new prosperity

19 November 2016 9:00 am

 Houston, Texas It’s hard to find anyone in polite society here who admits to having voted for Trump, even among…

In Trump’s Texas, the oil men awaken to hope of new prosperity

17 November 2016 3:00 pm

 Houston, Texas It’s hard to find anyone in polite society here who admits to having voted for Trump, even among…

Should I pop a cheque in the post or brave the dangers of online banking?

12 November 2016 9:00 am

There’s an electronic device on my desk that looks — through its bubble- wrap — like a cheap miniature calculator.…

Should I pop a cheque in the post or brave the dangers of online banking?

10 November 2016 3:00 pm

There’s an electronic device on my desk that looks — through its bubble- wrap — like a cheap miniature calculator.…

It’s time for Hammond to send a ruthless hit squad into RBS

5 November 2016 9:00 am

The new series of The Missing is surely the gloomiest television of the year. But it has nothing on the…

It’s time for Hammond to send a ruthless hit squad into RBS

3 November 2016 3:00 pm

The new series of The Missing is surely the gloomiest television of the year. But it has nothing on the…

Despite what Big Bang destroyed, there’s still nowhere quite like the City

29 October 2016 9:00 am

As the 30th anniversary of Big Bang loomed, I found myself back at the scene of my City demise. Ebbgate…

Despite what Big Bang destroyed, there’s still nowhere quite like the City

27 October 2016 2:00 pm

As the 30th anniversary of Big Bang loomed, I found myself back at the scene of my City demise. Ebbgate…

The Nissan test: can we really negotiate Brexit sector by sector?

22 October 2016 9:00 am

I wrote last month that a key test of Brexit success will be whether Nissan is still making cars here…

The Nissan test: can we really negotiate Brexit sector by sector?

20 October 2016 2:00 pm

I wrote last month that a key test of Brexit success will be whether Nissan is still making cars here…

Hard Brexit, soft sterling and a glimpse of the Night Manager across the water

15 October 2016 9:00 am

This column comes from Puerto Pollensa in Majorca, my favourite off-season watering-hole. The hotel is full of elderly Daily Mail…

Hard Brexit, soft sterling and a glimpse of the Night Manager across the water

13 October 2016 2:00 pm

This column comes from Puerto Pollensa in Majorca, my favourite off-season watering-hole. The hotel is full of elderly Daily Mail…

Brexit spooks the markets, but the housing crisis will swing more votes

8 October 2016 9:00 am

‘I rang and said can I have a council house, I’ve nowhere to go, an’ the bloke said no you…

Brexit spooks the markets, but the housing crisis will swing more votes

6 October 2016 2:00 pm

‘I rang and said can I have a council house, I’ve nowhere to go, an’ the bloke said no you…