The FT has reported this morning that: The UK accounting regulator has been accused of a “shocking” lack of transparency after it emerged that it
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Why doesn’t tax and spend matter when a politician wants to go to war?
Theresa May wants to go to war. All prime ministers seem to succumb eventually. It ends well for very few. It will be no surprise
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People can’t understand why they can’t have what nation states could deliver half a century ago
Larry Elliott has an article I want to signpost in the Guardian this morning. It’s worth reading in full, and not just because he’s another
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Inflation? Really?
There is a fascinating chart in the FT, from John Auher: As he notes: The yield curve [that shows the difference between expectations on long and
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Oil will have to stay in the ground
The FT has reported this morning that: New Zealand has become one of the world’s first countries to ban future offshore oil and gas exploration
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DfID’s new aid agenda will have tax havens rubbing their hands with glee as the rake-offs head their way
The FT has reported a deeply worrying plan being proposed by the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID). They note that: The UK’s £13.9bn aid budget
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