What is the left for? I ask the question for good reason. The good reason is that the left does not seem to know the
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I have already written about some City sentiment I heard yesterday. The Leavers had another point in common. They agree Italian banks will begin failing
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Politicshome reported yesterday that: Sir Nicholas Macpherson, who announced his departure from the Treasury in April this year, is set to take up a two-day-per-week
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The IMF had a report out yesterday on the sale of citizenship. This is the current state of play on this issue: As the IMF say:
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Two FT headlines show that nothing much is really changing post Brexit. First, relating to the incoming leadership: So much for the elite being put
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I was invited to take part in a discussion in the City of London yesterday.  This is not a particularly unusual event, but the combination
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The Guardian reported yesterday (and I have to quote at length): The wife of retail tycoon Sir Philip Green has defended their use of companies based
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I have had several reasons to think about confrontation of late. Let me put that in context: events, conversations and responses to them have reminded that much
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This is an email just arrived from the FT: I’ve never seen such uniform concern on a single theme before.