The flaw in Boris's levelling up agenda
Regional agencies pumping money into research and development. Targets for education and healthcare. Another layer of meddling local government, and…
The WFH bubble has burst
We would work over Zoom. We would all exercise on our Peletons. We would order in organic vegetable boxes, stream…
Has Macron shot France's energy industry in the foot?
Gas prices are soaring. Europe could be about to witness electricity shortages. Power companies are collapsing by the day, and,…
The real crisis that could finish the Tories
Endless drinking parties at No. 10. Expensive flat refurbishments paid for by someone else. And plenty of ambitious rivals jostling…
Joe Biden has lost control of the economy
A nudge on interest rates from the Federal Reserve. A gradual winding down of quantitative easing. No more stimulus cheques…
The hypocrisy of Elon Musk
Tesla’s sleek, if expensive, electric cars are leading the battle against climate change. Its batteries are moving renewable energy into the…
Is the EU heading for a booster crisis?
The Omicron variant spreads far more quickly. It infects far more people. And it is already rampant around the world,…
Joe Biden is running out of other people's money
Abba have reformed. Nato is working out how to deal with an aggressive Russian president. And there are shortages of…
Has Christine Lagarde just let slip the truth about the euro?
Ursula von der Leyen dispensing vaccines, with a halo over her head perhaps? Emmanuel Macron riding a tank to symbolise…
Is Joe Biden ready for the looming war with the Fed?
He isn’t especially bothered by global warming. He doesn’t think monetary policy has very much, if anything, to contribute to…
Shell's Dutch departure is a vote of confidence in Brexit Britain
The City was meant to be hollowed out. Shortages would cripple the economy. And major multinationals would move their headquarters,…
The EU's threats against London have been exposed as bluster
Francois Hollande could hardly have been clearer in his intentions. In the immediate aftermath of the 2016 vote that took…
Has JP Morgan changed its tune on Brexit Britain?
Supermarket shelves are bare. There may not be enough turkeys for Christmas. Wages and prices are rising. And the government…
The Bank of England’s inflation rate stunt
He isn’t Canadian. He doesn’t dominate the Davos circuit with platitudes about climate change. And he isn’t constantly warning that…
Factories close, offices shut: what happens if the UK runs out of gas
Get ready for factory closures and cold homes
Was furlough the worst £70 billion ever spent?
Concorde obviously. The Iraq War perhaps? Or Scottish devolution? It is not hard to come up with a list of…
Von der Leyen is the real winner of the German elections
The bald guy who leads the Social Democrats. The earnest looking Green lady. Or perhaps the guy in the charcoal-grey…
The EU should keep out of France's spat with Australia
Ursula von der Leyen has demanded a full investigation. EU officials are considering pulling out of technology talks with the…
Payday: who’s afraid of rising wages?
Who’s afraid of rising wages?
How the ‘Nixon shock’ reshaped our economy
Fifty years on, we’re still counting the cost of the ‘Nixon shock’
Google's war on home workers was inevitable
Tapping out some code in the back garden. Working on a sales presentation while watching the school sports day. Or…
Australia proves the cost of zero Covid
The UK is growing at the fastest pace in 80 years. The United States, fuelled by President Biden’s stimulus programme,…
Boris's Brexit deal isn’t worth sacrificing Northern Ireland for
There will be chaos at the borders. Food will run out at the supermarkets. Travellers will face long queues, and…
The EU's Brexit bill doesn't add up
A dozen hospitals. A hundred million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, and a lot more of the Oxford one. Or…
Branson vs Bezos: In praise of the billionaire space race
They are rich boys with some very expensive toys. As Richard Branson completes his first space flight, it would be…
