Economy
Ring out, wild bells: 2021 will be a year of renewal
Save for those old enough to have lived through the second world war and its immediate austere aftermath, it would…
Where is the Conservatives’ post-Brexit agenda?
What’s the point of Brexit? We are told it is to take back control, but that is a means to…
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…
Wealth taxes are not the answer to our financial woes
Today the Wealth Tax Commission, an initiative involving the LSE, has recommended a ‘one-off’ 5 per cent levy on the…
The texture of our country is changing before our eyes
On Saturday night we sat around the kitchen table, my family and I, and had a takeaway from the Turkish…
The government is sending the high street to an early grave
Does it matter that Debenhams and the Arcadia group have gone under this week, taking 25,000 jobs with them and…
The public sector delusion
I wonder how much more money we will have to bung the teachers in order to inculcate within them an…
A vaccine won't heal the scarring of lockdown
How can Britain recover post-Covid?
Denial is not a strategy, Prime Minister
The psychodrama in No. 10 is badly timed. The government has used emergency powers to ban meetings, church services and…
Britain's economy has been bouncing back – but there's a major caveat
Britain’s economy rebounded by a record 15.5 per cent between July and September, reflecting the relaxation of lockdown measures and increased consumer…
Do you want a Trump or Biden economy?
It would be great if the President was an icon of virtue and goodness, but he isn’t. As much as…
Will the economy recover enough to help Trump win?
It’s rather difficult to dissect or analyze policy areas from last night’s horrendous debate. But Freddy Gray and I attempt…
The true cost of coronavirus on our economy
The economic scars of Covid will define the decade
Rishi Sunak prepares UK economy for 'permanent adjustment'
The UK economy is no longer hibernating; it is ‘adjusting’. Today’s measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak are designed to…
How Boris can get Britain back to work
This week was built up by the Prime Minister to be the moment that would mark the return of economic…
Can Scotland afford independence?
How would an independent Scotland have fared during the pandemic? We found out this week on the annual release of…
The stock market isn’t the success story Trump thinks it is
COVID-19 is still raging, with little sign of coming under control. The economy is already a tenth smaller than it…
The battle to tackle excess boardroom pay may already be won
At a low moment in late March, I suggested that all large companies should consider temporary cuts in executive salaries…
Portrait of the week: Employment falls, exam failures and a roundabout rigmarole
Home In fine weather with calm seas, 565 migrants in four days crossed the Channel in small craft. French officials…
In the race to recovery, Britain is losing
Britain is losing the race to recovery
Economies run on confidence – the government mustn’t undermine it
Throughout the past few months the government has appeared to face an unenviable choice between saving lives and saving livelihoods.…
London in limbo: can the capital survive this crisis?
The capital is the motor of Britain’s economy. It needs to get moving again