I am, as usual, in The National newspaper in Scotland this morning. This is my opening: THERE is a question that is often asked in
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Russia has a population of around 143 million people. That makes it, in population terms, just over twice the size of the UK. That population
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This infographic supports this morning’s video: How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and Plus (+) on your keyboard, your browser
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Most economists assume the answer is obvious. They say the purpose of the economy is growth, and they measure success using GDP. But what if
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The Brent crude price chart per barrel, expressed in dollars, is always interesting, and this was the view from the FT last night: The recent
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To support this morning’s podcast, I have written this infographic: How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and Plus (+) on
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For decades we have been told that Britain’s prosperity depends upon the success of the City of London. Politicians celebrate financial services, economists praise the
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As The Guardian reported this week: The Trump administration has refunded about $100bn from the tariffs it collected before the US Supreme Court ruled them illegal,
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News released in the USA yesterday suggests that Donald Trump is not getting everything that he desires from his Department of Labor. That desire is
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