Capping prices to win votes is no substitute for a serious energy strategy
Is capping domestic energy prices an equitable way to help the ‘just about managing’, or an electoral gimmick with a…
Disaster versus chaos for France’s economy? My village neighbours don’t seem bothered
The lovely Dordogne village of St Pompon that is my holiday hide-away has only 350 voters, but is a perfect…
A whistleblower mystery that illuminates the inner turmoil of the banking sector
What troubled places banks have become, I thought as I listened to two news stories, one concerning a formal reprimand…
On balance, I’d vote for a rate rise and a stronger pound
Since Article 50 was triggered last week, City traders have been avidly watching the fluctuations of the pound. Analysts at…
Does the truth about Trump’s art of the deal really matter?
How good a businessman is Donald Trump? Maybe the answer doesn’t matter, since barring death or impeachment he’ll be the…
Google still needs to try a lot harder to do the right thing
Shortly before agreeing, early last year, to pay token back taxes on a decade’s worth of UK-generated profits, Google also……
Spot the endangered species: white men grab the chairs while Hogg loses her job
Tesco chairman John Allan provoked feminist fury by telling would-be non-exec directors, ‘If you’re a white male, tough: you’re an…
New European giants? Standard-Aberdeen looks a better bet than Peugeot-Vauxhall
Budget week also turned out to be a week of notable deals. PSA, French owner of Peugeot and Citroën, went…
New European giants? Standard-Aberdeen looks a better bet than Peugeot-Vauxhall
Budget week also turned out to be a week of notable deals. PSA, French owner of Peugeot and Citroën, went…
London Stock Exchange picked a bad year to join a pan-European project
The marriage of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse may not be stone dead but that’s the way to…
London Stock Exchange picked a bad year to join a pan-European project
The marriage of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse may not be stone dead but that’s the way to…
Why I’m glad that Unilever saw off predatory robot Kraft Heinz
I was sorry Kraft Heinz’s £115 billion bid for Unilever collapsed so fast — unveiled on Friday, it was dead…
Why I’m glad that Unilever saw off predatory robot Kraft Heinz
I was sorry Kraft Heinz’s £115 billion bid for Unilever collapsed so fast — unveiled on Friday, it was dead…
My survey of bank closures suggests a new purpose for the tarnished Co-op
Many thanks to the stampede of readers who sent news of bank branch closures. There’s certainly a national pattern, and…
My survey of bank closures suggests a new purpose for the tarnished Co-op
Many thanks to the stampede of readers who sent news of bank branch closures. There’s certainly a national pattern, and…
In this digital age, should we worry about bank branch closures? Yes we should
Almost a decade after the financial crisis loomed, our high streets and town centres are full of life again: who…
In this digital age, should we worry about bank branch closures? Yes we should
Almost a decade after the financial crisis loomed, our high streets and town centres are full of life again: who…
Will Trump halt the hounding of UK and European banks? Don’t bet on it
President Donald Trump is demolishing his predecessor’s legacy as fast as he can sign executive orders, but one thing for…
Will Trump halt the hounding of UK and European banks? Don’t bet on it
President Donald Trump is demolishing his predecessor’s legacy as fast as he can sign executive orders, but one thing for…
Is Mrs May’s industrial strategy just another misguided missile?
The Prime Minister’s heralded ‘industrial strategy’ was robbed of headlines by the story of the misguided Trident missile. But it…
Is Mrs May’s industrial strategy just another misguided missile?
The Prime Minister’s heralded ‘industrial strategy’ was robbed of headlines by the story of the misguided Trident missile. But it…
As the rich get richer and Trump takes power, Davos Man should be very afraid
I’ve objected before to the fact that supporters of Oxfam shops are unknowingly funding not only an aid charity but…
As the rich get richer and Trump takes power, Davos Man should be very afraid
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
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
From supermarkets to superyacht builders, sales figures are remarkably buoyant: consumer debt may be rising too, but no one can…
